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serpent

Who acts: knight, Sailors, sea serpents, serpent, cunning serpent, you · What happens: not trust, fight, tell, hiss, slide, trick · To what, where: sly tricky person, giant serpent, tales, rock, hero, story · Speech: someone speaks here

«serpent» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: serpent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: literary, old — kept apart, not parsed.

A snake, especially a big one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 snake	det
2	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 one	punct
4	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 one	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 one	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 one	amod
7	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 snake	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 snake	punct

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

Meaning 2

In myths and stories, a huge snake-like monster such as a sea serpent.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 myths	case
2	myths	myth	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 stories	cc
4	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 myths	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 monster	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 monster	det
7	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 monster	amod
8	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 like	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 snake	punct
10	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 monster	amod
11	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 myths	appos
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 serpent	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 serpent	det
15	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 serpent	compound
16	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 monster	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 myths	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: old, figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

A sly, tricky person who cannot be trusted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
2	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sly	punct
4	tricky	tricky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 trusted	nsubj:pass
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 trusted	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 trusted	advmod
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 trusted	aux:pass
10	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 person	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not trust	can · passive		a sly tricky person					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 1

The knight fought a giant serpent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fought	nsubj
3	fought	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 serpent	det
5	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 serpent	amod
6	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fought	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	past	the knight	a giant serpent					vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serpent=Co-Agent

Example 2

Sailors told tales of sea serpents.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 serpents	case
5	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 serpents	compound
6	serpents	serpent	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tales	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	Sailors	tales of sea serpents					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient
2	tell		sea serpents						nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

The serpent hissed and slid under a rock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 serpent	det
2	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hissed	nsubj
3	hissed	hiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 slid	cc
5	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hissed	conj
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 rock	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rock	det
8	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slid	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hissed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hiss	past	the serpent						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	slide	past	the serpent not said here			a rock			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under rock=Trajectory

Example 4

In the story, a cunning serpent tricks the hero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tricks	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 serpent	det
6	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 serpent	amod
7	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tricks	nsubj
8	tricks	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hero	det
10	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tricks	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tricks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	present	a cunning serpent	the hero		the story			vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hero=Patient

Example 5

The serpent was 9 metres long, three times as long as the boat.

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 serpent	det
2	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 long	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 long	cop
4	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 metres	nummod
5	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 times	nummod
9	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
10	as	as	ADV	_	11 long	advmod
11	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 times	advmod
12	as	as	ADP	_	14 boat	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 boat	det
14	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 long	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the serpent				time	9 metres obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules

Example 6

The river curved like a serpent through the valley.

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	root	root
3	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 river	acl
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 serpent	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 serpent	det
6	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
7	through	through	ADP	_	9 valley	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 valley	det
9	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 river	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		the river not said here		the valley		like a serpent	vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 7

But look! the serpent himself is coming!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	2 look	cc
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 serpent	det
5	serpent	serpent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 coming	nsubj
6	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 coming	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 coming	aux
8	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 look	obl
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	come	present · progressive	the serpent						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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