snail Who acts: snail, back, Snails, traffic, Grandma · What happens: be, live, describe, leave, pull, eat · To what, where: small slow animal, land, something, silvery trail, path, head · Speech: someone speaks here
«snail» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: snail in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A snail is a small, slow animal with a soft, slimy body and a spiral shell on its back that lives on land or in water.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case det amod punct amod nmod cc det amod conj case nmod:poss nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc case conj punct root A DET snail NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT slow ADJ animal NOUN with ADP a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT slimy ADJ body NOUN and CCONJ a DET spiral ADJ shell NOUN on ADP its PRON back NOUN that PRON lives VERB on ADP land NOUN or CCONJ in ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 animal det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animal amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animal amod 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 14 body case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 body det 11 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 14 body amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 soft punct 13 slimy slimy ADJ Degree=Pos 14 body amod 14 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 shell cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 shell det 17 spiral spiral ADJ Degree=Pos 18 shell amod 18 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 14 body conj 19 on on ADP _ 21 back case 20 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 back nmod:poss 21 back back NOUN Number=Sing 18 shell nmod 22 that that PRON PronType=Rel 23 lives nsubj 23 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 back acl:relcl 24 on on ADP _ 25 land case 25 land land NOUN Number=Sing 23 lives obl 26 or or CCONJ _ 28 water cc 27 in in ADP _ 28 water case 28 water water NOUN Number=Sing 25 land conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 8 animal punct
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1 is a present a snail a small slow animal with a soft slimy body and a spiral shell on snail's back tree rules 2 live present snail's back land or water vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=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 Snail can describe something very slow («at a snail's pace»).
The tree, 11 words nsubj aux obj advmod amod punct punct case det nmod:poss case appos punct punct punct root Snail NOUN can AUX describe VERB something PRON very ADV slow ADJ ( PUNCT « PUNCT at ADP a DET snail NOUN 's PART pace NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 describe obj 5 very very ADV _ 6 slow advmod 6 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 pace punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 13 pace punct 9 at at ADP _ 13 pace case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 snail det 11 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 13 pace nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 snail case 13 pace pace NOUN Number=Sing 4 something appos 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 pace punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 pace punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can Snail something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
Example 1 A snail left a silvery trail across the path.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root A DET snail NOUN left VERB a DET silvery ADJ trail NOUN 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 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 left nsubj 3 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 trail det 5 silvery silvery ADJ Degree=Pos 6 trail amod 6 trail trail NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obj 7 across across ADP _ 9 path case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 path det 9 path path NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 left punct
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1 leave past a snail a silvery trail the path vn leave-51.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme trail=Source across path=Destination
Example 2 The snail pulled its head into its shell.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET snail NOUN pulled VERB its PRON head NOUN into ADP its PRON shell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled nsubj 3 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 head nmod:poss 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 shell case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 shell nmod:poss 8 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 pulled punct
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1 pull past the snail snail's head snail's shell vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme
Example 3 Snails ate all our lettuce.
nsubj det:predet nmod:poss obj punct root Snails NOUN ate VERB all DET our PRON lettuce NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snails snail NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 lettuce det:predet 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 lettuce nmod:poss 5 lettuce lettuce NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past Snails our lettuce vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lettuce=Patient
Example 4 The traffic moved at a snail's pace.
det nsubj case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET traffic NOUN moved VERB at ADP a DET snail NOUN 's PART pace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 traffic det 2 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 8 pace case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 snail det 6 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 8 pace nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 snail case 8 pace pace NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past the traffic at a snail's pace vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at pace=Trajectory
Example 5 Snails come out after rain.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root Snails NOUN come VERB out ADV after ADP rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snails snail NOUN Number=Plur 2 come nsubj 2 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADV _ 2 come advmod 4 after after ADP _ 5 rain case 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 come obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 come punct
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1 come out present Snails after rain out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
Example 6 A snail has its eyes on the tips of its tentacles.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET snail NOUN has VERB its PRON eyes NOUN on ADP the DET tips NOUN of ADP its PRON tentacles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have 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 eyes nmod:poss 5 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 tips case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tips det 8 tips tip NOUN Number=Plur 5 eyes nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 tentacles case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 tentacles nmod:poss 11 tentacles tentacle NOUN Number=Plur 8 tips nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a snail snail's eyes the tips of snail's tentacles vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 7 Grandma still sends birthday cards by snail mail.
nsubj advmod compound obj case compound obl punct root Grandma NOUN still ADV sends VERB birthday NOUN cards NOUN by ADP snail NOUN mail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 sends nsubj 2 still still ADV _ 3 sends advmod 3 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 5 cards compound 5 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 3 sends obj 6 by by ADP _ 8 mail case 7 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 8 mail compound 8 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 3 sends obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sends punct
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1 send present Grandma birthday cards still by snail mail vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme
Example 8 A snail climbs 3 metres a day and slips back 2 at night, so it gains 1 metre each full day.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked cc conj advmod obj case obl punct advmod nsubj conj nummod obj det amod obl:unmarked punct root A DET snail NOUN climbs VERB 3 NUM metres NOUN a DET day NOUN and CCONJ slips VERB back ADV 2 NUM at ADP night NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON gains VERB 1 NUM metre NOUN each DET full ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 climbs nsubj 3 climbs climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 metres nummod 5 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 3 climbs obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 climbs obl:unmarked 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 slips cc 9 slips slip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 climbs conj 10 back back ADV _ 9 slips advmod 11 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 slips obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 night case 13 night night NOUN Number=Sing 9 slips obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 gains punct 15 so so ADV _ 17 gains advmod 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 gains nsubj 17 gains gain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 climbs conj 18 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 19 metre nummod 19 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 17 gains obj 20 each each DET PronType=Tot 22 day det 21 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 22 day amod 22 day day NOUN Number=Sing 17 gains obl:unmarked 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 climbs punct
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1 climb present a snail 3 metres day vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location metre=Theme 2 slip back present a snail not said here 2 night vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent 2=Patient 3 gain present snail 1 metre day vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metre=Theme
Example 9 "I take my time," said the snail.
punct nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT I PRON take VERB my PRON time NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET snail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 take punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 take nsubj 3 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 said ccomp 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 time nmod:poss 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 take punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 take punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 snail det 10 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 take in a quote present the snail = snail time vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert past the snail vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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