sidewinder Who acts: small rattlesnake, snake, vipers, sidewinder, Sidewinders, little · What happens: move, throw, do, leave, shape, touch · To what, where: body, loops, way, hot sand, shaped tracks, desert
«sidewinder» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: sidewinder in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand.
The tree, 25 words det amod case det nmod case det compound punct amod nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj case obl case det nmod punct root A DET small ADJ rattlesnake NOUN from ADP the DET deserts NOUN of ADP the DET south NOUN - PUNCT western ADJ USA PROPN and CCONJ Mexico PROPN that PRON moves VERB sideways ADV by SCONJ throwing VERB its PRON body NOUN in ADP loops NOUN across ADP the DET sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 rattlesnake det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rattlesnake amod 3 rattlesnake rattlesnake NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 deserts case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 deserts det 6 deserts desert NOUN Number=Plur 3 rattlesnake nmod 7 of of ADP _ 12 USA case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 USA det 9 south south NOUN Number=Sing 11 western compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 south punct 11 western western ADJ Degree=Pos 12 USA amod 12 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 6 deserts nmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 Mexico cc 14 Mexico Mexico PROPN Number=Sing 12 USA conj 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 moves nsubj 16 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rattlesnake acl:relcl 17 sideways sideways ADV _ 16 moves advmod 18 by by SCONJ _ 19 throwing mark 19 throwing throw VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 moves advcl 20 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 body nmod:poss 21 body body NOUN Number=Sing 19 throwing obj 22 in in ADP _ 23 loops case 23 loops loop NOUN Number=Plur 19 throwing obl 24 across across ADP _ 26 sand case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 sand det 26 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 23 loops nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 3 rattlesnake punct
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1 move present a small rattlesnake from the deserts of the western USA and Mexico sideways property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 throw gerund a small rattlesnake from the deserts of the western USA and Mexico not said here rattlesnake's body loops across the sand vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent body=Theme in loop=Destination
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 Any snake that moves this way (some vipers in African deserts do too).
The tree, 13 words det nsubj acl:relcl det obl:unmarked punct det nsubj case amod nmod acl:relcl advmod punct punct root Any DET snake NOUN that PRON moves VERB this DET way NOUN ( PUNCT some DET vipers NOUN in ADP African ADJ deserts NOUN do VERB too ADV ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 2 snake det 2 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 moves nsubj 4 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 snake acl:relcl 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 moves obl:unmarked 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 do punct 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 vipers det 9 vipers viper NOUN Number=Plur 13 do nsubj 10 in in ADP _ 12 deserts case 11 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 12 deserts amod 12 deserts desert NOUN Number=Plur 9 vipers nmod 13 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way acl:relcl 14 too too ADV _ 13 do advmod 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 do punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 snake punct
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1 move present any snake this way vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 do present some vipers in African deserts this way not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality
Example 1 The sidewinder moved sideways across the hot sand.
det nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET sidewinder NOUN moved VERB sideways ADV across ADP the DET hot ADJ sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sidewinder det 2 sidewinder sidewinder NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sideways sideways ADV _ 3 moved advmod 5 across across ADP _ 8 sand case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sand det 7 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sand amod 8 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past the sidewinder the hot sand sideways property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory
Example 2 Sidewinders leave J-shaped tracks in the desert.
nsubj compound punct amod obj case det obl punct root Sidewinders NOUN leave VERB J PROPN - PUNCT shaped VERB tracks NOUN in ADP the DET desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sidewinders sidewinder NOUN Number=Plur 2 leave nsubj 2 leave leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 J J PROPN Number=Sing 5 shaped compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 J punct 5 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 tracks amod 6 tracks track NOUN Number=Plur 2 leave obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 desert case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 desert det 9 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 2 leave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 leave punct
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1 leave present Sidewinders shaped tracks the desert vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent track=Theme in desert=Location 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 3 Only a little of the sidewinder's body touches the sand at once.
advmod det nsubj case det nmod:poss case nmod det obj case obl punct root Only ADV a DET little ADJ of ADP the DET sidewinder NOUN 's PART body NOUN touches VERB the DET sand NOUN at ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 9 touches advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 little det 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 touches nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 8 body case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sidewinder det 6 sidewinder sidewinder NOUN Number=Sing 8 body nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 sidewinder case 8 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 little nmod 9 touches touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sand det 11 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 9 touches obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 once case 13 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 9 touches obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 touches punct
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1 touch present a little of the sidewinder's body the sand vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sand=Co-Theme
Example 4 The sidewinder is a small rattlesnake.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET sidewinder NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ rattlesnake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sidewinder det 2 sidewinder sidewinder NOUN Number=Sing 6 rattlesnake nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rattlesnake cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rattlesnake det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rattlesnake amod 6 rattlesnake rattlesnake NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 rattlesnake punct
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1 is a present the sidewinder a small rattlesnake tree rules
Example 5 Sidewinders hunt lizards and mice at night.
nsubj obj cc conj case obl punct root Sidewinders NOUN hunt VERB lizards NOUN and CCONJ mice NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sidewinders sidewinder NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt nsubj 2 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lizards lizard NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 mice cc 5 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 3 lizards conj 6 at at ADP _ 7 night case 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 hunt obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Sidewinders lizards and mice night vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lizard=Theme
Example 6 Never go near a rattlesnake, even a small one.
advmod case det obl punct advmod det amod obl punct root Never ADV go VERB near ADP a DET rattlesnake NOUN , PUNCT even ADV a DET small ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 go advmod 2 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 near near ADP _ 5 rattlesnake case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rattlesnake det 5 rattlesnake rattlesnake NOUN Number=Sing 2 go obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 one punct 7 even even ADV _ 10 one advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 one det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 one amod 10 one one NOUN Number=Sing 2 go obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 go punct
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1 not go imperative you not said here a small one near a rattlesnake vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near rattlesnake=Location
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