rook Who acts: rook, rooks, castle tower, rookery, we, player · What happens: be, live together, shape, move, call, rook · To what, where: large black bird, noisy groups, chess piece, rows, rook, someone · Speech: someone speaks here
«rook» 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: rook in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A rook is a large black bird of the crow family with a grey, bare patch of skin at the base of its beak; rooks live together in noisy groups.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det compound nmod case det amod punct amod nmod case nmod case det nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct nsubj conj advmod case amod obl punct root A DET rook NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ black ADJ bird NOUN of ADP the DET crow NOUN family NOUN with ADP a DET grey ADJ , PUNCT bare ADJ patch NOUN of ADP skin NOUN at ADP the DET base NOUN of ADP its PRON beak NOUN ; PUNCT rooks NOUN live VERB together ADV in ADP noisy ADJ groups NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rook det 2 rook rook NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bird det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 6 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 11 family case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 family det 10 crow crow NOUN Number=Sing 11 family compound 11 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nmod 12 with with ADP _ 17 patch case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 patch det 14 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 17 patch amod 15 , , PUNCT _ 14 grey punct 16 bare bare ADJ Degree=Pos 17 patch amod 17 patch patch NOUN Number=Sing 11 family nmod 18 of of ADP _ 19 skin case 19 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 17 patch nmod 20 at at ADP _ 22 base case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 base det 22 base base NOUN Number=Sing 17 patch nmod 23 of of ADP _ 25 beak case 24 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 beak nmod:poss 25 beak beak NOUN Number=Sing 22 base nmod 26 ; ; PUNCT _ 28 live punct 27 rooks rook NOUN Number=Plur 28 live nsubj 28 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bird conj 29 together together ADV _ 28 live advmod 30 in in ADP _ 32 groups case 31 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 32 groups amod 32 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 28 live obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 7 bird punct
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1 is a present a rook a large black bird of the crow family with a grey bare patch of skin at the base of rook's beak tree rules 2 live together present rooks noisy groups together property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=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 rook is a chess piece shaped like a castle tower that moves straight along rows and columns; it is also called a castle.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det compound acl case det compound obl nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl cc conj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod parataxis det xcomp punct root A DET rook NOUN is AUX a DET chess NOUN piece NOUN shaped VERB like ADP a DET castle NOUN tower NOUN that PRON moves VERB straight ADV along ADP rows NOUN and CCONJ columns NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX also ADV called VERB a DET castle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rook det 2 rook rook NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 piece det 5 chess chess NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece compound 6 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 piece acl 8 like like ADP _ 11 tower case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 tower det 10 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 11 tower compound 11 tower tower NOUN Number=Sing 7 shaped obl 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 moves nsubj 13 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 tower acl:relcl 14 straight straight ADV _ 13 moves advmod 15 along along ADP _ 16 rows case 16 rows row NOUN Number=Plur 13 moves obl 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 columns cc 18 columns column NOUN Number=Plur 16 rows conj 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 called punct 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 called nsubj:pass 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 called aux:pass 22 also also ADV _ 23 called advmod 23 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 piece parataxis 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 castle det 25 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 23 called xcomp 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 piece punct
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1 is a present a rook a chess piece tree rules 2 shape participle a chess piece not said here like a castle tower vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 move present a castle tower rows and columns straight property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme along row=Trajectory 4 call present · passive rook vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
To rook someone is to cheat them out of money.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj case case obl punct root To PART rook VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART cheat VERB them PRON out ADP of ADP money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 rook mark 2 rook rook VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cheat advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 rook obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cheat cop 5 to to PART _ 6 cheat mark 6 cheat cheat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cheat obj 8 out out ADP _ 10 money case 9 of of ADP _ 10 money case 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 cheat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 cheat punct
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1 rook to-infinitive someone tree rules 2 is present money cheat property tree rules
Example 1 A rook landed on the field and pecked for worms.
det nsubj case det obl cc conj case obl punct root A DET rook NOUN landed VERB on ADP the DET field NOUN and CCONJ pecked VERB for ADP worms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rook det 2 rook rook NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed nsubj 3 landed land VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 field case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 field det 6 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 pecked cc 8 pecked peck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 landed conj 9 for for ADP _ 10 worms case 10 worms worm NOUN Number=Plur 8 pecked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 landed punct
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1 land participle a rook the field vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on field=Destination 2 peck participle a rook not said here for worms vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Rooks build their nests together high in the elm trees.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod xcomp case det compound obl punct root Rooks NOUN build VERB their PRON nests NOUN together ADV high ADJ in ADP the DET elm NOUN trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rooks rook NOUN Number=Plur 2 build nsubj 2 build build 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 nests nmod:poss 4 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obj 5 together together ADV _ 6 high advmod 6 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 2 build xcomp 7 in in ADP _ 10 trees case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 trees det 9 elm elm NOUN Number=Sing 10 trees compound 10 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 6 high obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 build punct
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1 build present Rooks Rooks's nests high property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product
Example 3 The rookery was so noisy in spring that we heard it from the school.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop advmod case obl obj nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl punct root The DET rookery NOUN was AUX so ADV noisy ADJ in ADP spring NOUN that PRON we PRON heard VERB it PRON from ADP the DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rookery det 2 rookery rookery NOUN Number=Sing 5 noisy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 noisy cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 noisy advmod 5 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 spring case 7 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 noisy obl 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 heard obj 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 heard nsubj 10 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 spring acl:relcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 heard obj 12 from from ADP _ 14 school case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 school det 14 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 heard obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 noisy punct
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1 is past the rookery spring noisy property tree rules 2 hear past we spring the school tree rules
Example 4 My rook moved all the way across the board and captured her queen.
nmod:poss nsubj det:predet det obj case det obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root My PRON rook NOUN moved VERB all DET the DET way NOUN across ADP the DET board NOUN and CCONJ captured VERB her PRON queen 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 rook nmod:poss 2 rook rook NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 way det:predet 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obj 7 across across ADP _ 9 board case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 board det 9 board board NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 captured cc 11 captured capture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 moved conj 12 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 queen nmod:poss 13 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 11 captured obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past My rook all way the board vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent way=Theme across board=Trajectory 2 capture past My rook not said here rook's queen vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme
Example 5 In chess each player starts with two rooks in the corners.
case obl det nsubj case nummod obl case det nmod punct root In ADP chess NOUN each DET player NOUN starts VERB with ADP two NUM rooks NOUN in ADP the DET corners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 chess case 2 chess chess NOUN Number=Sing 5 starts obl 3 each each DET PronType=Tot 4 player det 4 player player NOUN Number=Sing 5 starts nsubj 5 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 rooks case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 rooks nummod 8 rooks rook NOUN Number=Plur 5 starts obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 corners case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 corners det 11 corners corner NOUN Number=Plur 8 rooks nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 starts punct
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1 start present each player chess with two rooks in the corners vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with rook=Subeventuality
Example 6 You can castle by moving your king two squares and jumping the rook over it.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux mark acl nmod:poss obj nummod obj cc conj det obj case obl punct root You PRON can AUX castle NOUN by SCONJ moving VERB your PRON king NOUN two NUM squares NOUN and CCONJ jumping VERB the DET rook NOUN over ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 castle nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 castle aux 3 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 moving mark 5 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 castle acl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 king nmod:poss 7 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 moving obj 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 squares nummod 9 squares square NOUN Number=Plur 5 moving obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 jumping cc 11 jumping jump VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 moving conj 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 rook det 13 rook rook NOUN Number=Sing 11 jumping obj 14 over over ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 jumping obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 castle punct
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1 move gerund castle not said here your king vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent king=Theme square=Result 2 jump gerund castle not said here the rook over rook vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent rook=Theme over it=Trajectory
Example 7 (informal) The man at the fair rooked us out of five pounds.
The tree, 12 words punct discourse punct det nsubj case det nmod obj case case nummod obl punct root ( PUNCT informal NUM ) PUNCT The DET man NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN rooked VERB us PRON out ADP of ADP five NUM pounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal NUM _ 9 rooked discourse 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 rooked nsubj 6 at at ADP _ 8 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fair det 8 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nmod 9 rooked rook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 rooked obj 11 out out ADP _ 14 pounds case 12 of of ADP _ 14 pounds case 13 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 pounds nummod 14 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 9 rooked obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 rooked punct
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1 rook past the man at the fair us five pounds tree rules
Example 8 Crows and rooks came by turns and sat on them, and talked of the hard times which were beginning, and how difficult it was in winter to obtain food.
The tree, 29 words nsubj cc conj case obl cc conj case obl punct cc conj case det amod obl nsubj aux acl:relcl punct cc advmod parataxis nsubj cop case parataxis mark acl obj punct root Crows NOUN and CCONJ rooks NOUN came VERB by ADP turns NOUN and CCONJ sat VERB on ADP them PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ talked VERB of ADP the DET hard ADJ times NOUN which PRON were AUX beginning VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ how ADV difficult ADJ it PRON was AUX in ADP winter NOUN to PART obtain VERB food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crows crow NOUN Number=Plur 4 came nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 rooks cc 3 rooks rook NOUN Number=Plur 1 Crows conj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 by by ADP _ 6 turns case 6 turns turn NOUN Number=Plur 4 came obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 sat cc 8 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 came conj 9 on on ADP _ 10 them case 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 sat obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 talked punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 talked cc 13 talked talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 came conj 14 of of ADP _ 17 times case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 times det 16 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 17 times amod 17 times time NOUN Number=Plur 13 talked obl 18 which which PRON PronType=Rel 20 beginning nsubj 19 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 beginning aux 20 beginning begin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 times acl:relcl 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 difficult punct 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 difficult cc 23 how how ADV PronType=Int 24 difficult advmod 24 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 4 came parataxis 25 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 winter nsubj 26 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 28 winter cop 27 in in ADP _ 28 winter case 28 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 24 difficult parataxis 29 to to PART _ 30 obtain mark 30 obtain obtain VERB VerbForm=Inf 28 winter acl 31 food food NOUN Number=Sing 30 obtain obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past Crows and rooks by turns vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by turn=Location 2 sit past Crows and rooks not said here on Crows = crow vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on they=Location 3 talk past Crows and rooks not said here time vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 begin past · progressive the hard times vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 5 is past it in winter tree rules 6 obtain to-infinitive Crows and rooks not said here food vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Theme
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