slither Who acts: snake, We, eel, car · What happens: be, twist, slither · To what, where: side, unsteady way, grass, muddy bank, slug, path
«slither» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: slither in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To slither is to move along smoothly, twisting from side to side, like a snake.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl cop mark advmod advmod punct advcl case obl case obl punct case det parataxis punct root To PART slither NOUN is AUX to PART move VERB along ADV smoothly ADV , PUNCT twisting VERB from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET snake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 slither mark 2 slither slither NOUN Number=Sing 5 move advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 move cop 4 to to PART _ 5 move mark 5 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 along along ADV _ 5 move advmod 7 smoothly smoothly ADV _ 5 move advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 twisting punct 9 twisting twist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 move advcl 10 from from ADP _ 11 side case 11 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 twisting obl 12 to to ADP _ 13 side case 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 twisting obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 snake punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 snake case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 snake det 17 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 5 move parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 move punct
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1 is present along, move, smoothly property tree rules 2 twist gerund side to side vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme from side=Source to side=Trajectory
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 To slither is to slide in an unsteady way on a slippery surface.
mark advcl cop mark case det amod obl case det amod obl punct root To PART slither NOUN is AUX to PART slide VERB in ADP an DET unsteady ADJ way NOUN on ADP a DET slippery ADJ surface NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 slither mark 2 slither slither NOUN Number=Sing 5 slide advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 slide cop 4 to to PART _ 5 slide mark 5 slide slide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 way case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 unsteady unsteady ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 slide obl 10 on on ADP _ 13 surface case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 surface det 12 slippery slippery ADJ Degree=Pos 13 surface amod 13 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 5 slide obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 slide punct
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1 is present a unsteady way on a slippery surface; slide property tree rules
Example 1 The snake slithered into the grass.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET snake NOUN slithered VERB into ADP the DET grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snake det 2 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered nsubj 3 slithered slither VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 grass case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 grass det 6 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 slithered punct
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1 slither past the snake the grass vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into grass=Destination
Example 2 We slithered down the muddy bank.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root We PRON slithered VERB down ADP the DET muddy ADJ bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 slithered nsubj 2 slithered slither VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADP _ 6 bank case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bank det 5 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bank amod 6 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 2 slithered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 slithered punct
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1 slither past We the muddy bank vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down bank=Trajectory
Example 3 A slug slithered across the path.
det acl case det obl punct root A DET slug NOUN slithered VERB across ADP the DET path NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 slug det 2 slug slug NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 slithered slither VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 slug acl 4 across across ADP _ 6 path case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 path det 6 path path NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 slug punct
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1 slither participle a slug not said here the path vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across path=Trajectory
Example 4 The eel slithered out of his hands.
det nsubj case case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET eel NOUN slithered VERB out ADP of ADP his PRON hands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 eel det 2 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered nsubj 3 slithered slither VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 7 hands case 5 of of ADP _ 7 hands case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 hands nmod:poss 7 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 3 slithered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 slithered punct
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1 slither past the eel eel's hands vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out hand=Trajectory
Example 5 The car slithered on the icy road.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET car NOUN slithered VERB on ADP the DET icy ADJ road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 car det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered nsubj 3 slithered slither VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 road case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 road det 6 icy icy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 road amod 7 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 slithered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 slithered punct
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1 slither past the car the icy road vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on road=Trajectory
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