shoebill Who acts: shoe, shoebill, hours, Shoebills, Visitors · What happens: shape, use, catch, have, stand, wait · To what, where: huge bill, wooden shoe, fish, bill, swamps, noise
«shoebill» 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: shoebill in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A very large grey bird of the swamps of East Africa with a huge bill shaped like a wooden shoe, which it uses to catch fish, lungfish and even baby crocodiles.
The tree, 31 words det advmod amod amod case det nmod case compound nmod case det amod nmod acl case det amod obl punct obj nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp obj punct conj cc advmod compound conj punct root A DET very ADV large ADJ grey ADJ bird NOUN of ADP the DET swamps NOUN of ADP East PROPN Africa PROPN with ADP a DET huge ADJ bill NOUN shaped VERB like ADP a DET wooden ADJ shoe NOUN , PUNCT which PRON it PRON uses VERB to PART catch VERB fish NOUN , PUNCT lungfish NOUN and CCONJ even ADV baby NOUN crocodiles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bird det 2 very very ADV _ 3 large advmod 3 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bird amod 4 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bird amod 5 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 swamps case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 swamps det 8 swamps swamp NOUN Number=Plur 5 bird nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 Africa case 10 East East PROPN Number=Sing 11 Africa compound 11 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 8 swamps nmod 12 with with ADP _ 15 bill case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 bill det 14 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 15 bill amod 15 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 8 swamps nmod 16 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 bill acl 17 like like ADP _ 20 shoe case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 shoe det 19 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 20 shoe amod 20 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 16 shaped obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 uses punct 22 which which PRON PronType=Rel 24 uses obj 23 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 uses nsubj 24 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 shoe acl:relcl 25 to to PART _ 26 catch mark 26 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 uses xcomp 27 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 26 catch obj 28 , , PUNCT _ 29 lungfish punct 29 lungfish lungfish NOUN Number=Sing 27 fish conj 30 and and CCONJ _ 33 crocodiles cc 31 even even ADV _ 33 crocodiles advmod 32 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 33 crocodiles compound 33 crocodiles crocodile NOUN Number=Plur 27 fish conj 34 . . PUNCT _ 5 bird punct
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1 shape participle a huge bill not said here like a wooden shoe vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 use present shoe a wooden shoe vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Eventuality 3 catch to-infinitive shoe not said here fish and lungfish and baby crocodiles vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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 shoebill has a bill shaped like a big shoe.
det nsubj det obj acl case det amod obl punct root The DET shoebill NOUN has VERB a DET bill NOUN shaped VERB like ADP a DET big ADJ shoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shoebill det 2 shoebill shoebill 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 5 bill det 5 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 bill acl 7 like like ADP _ 10 shoe case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 shoe det 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 shoe amod 10 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 6 shaped obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the shoebill a bill vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Patient 2 shape participle a bill not said here like a big shoe vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 2 A shoebill can stand still for hours waiting for a fish.
det nsubj aux advmod case obl acl case det obl punct root A DET shoebill NOUN can AUX stand VERB still ADV for ADP hours NOUN waiting VERB for ADP a DET fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shoebill det 2 shoebill shoebill NOUN Number=Sing 4 stand nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 stand aux 4 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 still still ADV _ 4 stand advmod 6 for for ADP _ 7 hours case 7 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 4 stand obl 8 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 hours acl 9 for for ADP _ 11 fish case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 fish det 11 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 8 waiting obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 stand punct
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1 stand can a shoebill still; hour vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 wait gerund hours not said here for a fish vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Shoebills live in the swamps of Uganda and South Sudan.
nsubj case det obl case nmod cc conj flat punct root Shoebills NOUN live VERB in ADP the DET swamps NOUN of ADP Uganda PROPN and CCONJ South PROPN Sudan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shoebills shoebill NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 swamps case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 swamps det 5 swamps swamp NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 Uganda case 7 Uganda Uganda PROPN Number=Sing 5 swamps nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 South cc 9 South South PROPN Number=Sing 7 Uganda conj 10 Sudan Sudan PROPN Number=Sing 9 South flat 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Shoebills the swamps of Uganda and South vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in swamp=Location
Example 4 The shoebill clatters its bill to make a noise.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET shoebill NOUN clatters VERB its PRON bill NOUN to PART make VERB a DET noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shoebill det 2 shoebill shoebill NOUN Number=Sing 3 clatters nsubj 3 clatters clatter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bill nmod:poss 5 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 3 clatters obj 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 clatters advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 noise det 9 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 clatters punct
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1 clatter present the shoebill shoebill's bill vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bill=Theme 2 make to-infinitive the shoebill not said here a noise vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product 3 bill shoebill nom bill «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Visitors at the zoo stared at the shoebill's grumpy face.
nsubj case det nmod case det nmod:poss case amod obl punct root Visitors NOUN at ADP the DET zoo NOUN stared VERB at ADP the DET shoebill NOUN 's PART grumpy ADJ face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Visitors visitor NOUN Number=Plur 5 stared nsubj 2 at at ADP _ 4 zoo case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 zoo det 4 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 1 Visitors nmod 5 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 at at ADP _ 11 face case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shoebill det 8 shoebill shoebill NOUN Number=Sing 11 face nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 shoebill case 10 grumpy grumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 face amod 11 face face NOUN Number=Sing 5 stared obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 stared punct
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1 stare past Visitors at the zoo at the shoebill's grumpy face vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at face=Theme
Example 6 Shoebills are tall, about as tall as a child.
nsubj cop punct advmod advmod conj case det obl punct root Shoebills NOUN are AUX tall ADJ , PUNCT about ADV as ADV tall ADJ as ADP a DET child NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shoebills shoebill NOUN Number=Plur 3 tall nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 tall cop 3 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 tall punct 5 about about ADV _ 7 tall advmod 6 as as ADV _ 7 tall advmod 7 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tall conj 8 as as ADP _ 10 child case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 child det 10 child child NOUN Number=Sing 7 tall obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 tall punct
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1 is present Shoebills tall property tree rules 2 be Shoebills not said here as a child; about property tree rules
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