snowdrop Who acts: snowdrop, white flower, snow, first snowdrops, Snowdrops, We · What happens: be, hang down, bloom, appear, hang, count · To what, where: small plant, one, end, ground, hedge, white heads
«snowdrop» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: snowdrop in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A snowdrop is a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a drop; it is one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, sometimes while snow is still on the ground.
The tree, 38 words det nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case det obl punct nsubj cop appos case det amod nmod mark acl case det obl case nmod punct advmod mark nsubj cop advmod case det conj punct root A DET snowdrop NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ plant NOUN with ADP a DET white ADJ flower NOUN that PRON hangs VERB down ADP like ADP a DET drop NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET first ADJ flowers NOUN to PART bloom VERB at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP winter NOUN , PUNCT sometimes ADV while SCONJ snow NOUN is AUX still ADV on ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snowdrop det 2 snowdrop snowdrop NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plant det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant amod 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 10 flower case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 flower det 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 10 flower amod 10 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nmod 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 hangs nsubj 12 hangs hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 flower acl:relcl 13 down down ADP _ 12 hangs compound:prt 14 like like ADP _ 16 drop case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 drop det 16 drop drop NOUN Number=Sing 12 hangs obl 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 one punct 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 one nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 one cop 20 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 plant appos 21 of of ADP _ 24 flowers case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 flowers det 23 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 24 flowers amod 24 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 20 one nmod 25 to to PART _ 26 bloom mark 26 bloom bloom VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 flowers acl 27 at at ADP _ 29 end case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 end det 29 end end NOUN Number=Sing 26 bloom obl 30 of of ADP _ 31 winter case 31 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 29 end nmod 32 , , PUNCT _ 40 ground punct 33 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 40 ground advmod 34 while while SCONJ _ 40 ground mark 35 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 40 ground nsubj 36 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 40 ground cop 37 still still ADV _ 40 ground advmod 38 on on ADP _ 40 ground case 39 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 40 ground det 40 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 29 end conj 41 . . PUNCT _ 6 plant punct
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1 is a present a snowdrop a small plant with a white flower tree rules 2 hang down present a white flower like a drop vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present snowdrop one of the first flowers tree rules 4 bloom to-infinitive snowdrop not said here at the end of winter and the ground vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at end=Location 5 is present snow the ground still sometimes property tree rules
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 first snowdrops appeared under the hedge in February.
det amod nsubj case det obl case obl punct root The DET first ADJ snowdrops NOUN appeared VERB under ADP the DET hedge NOUN in ADP February PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 snowdrops det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 snowdrops amod 3 snowdrops snowdrop NOUN Number=Plur 4 appeared nsubj 4 appeared appear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 under under ADP _ 7 hedge case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hedge det 7 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 4 appeared obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 February case 9 February February PROPN Number=Sing 4 appeared obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 appeared punct
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1 appear past the first snowdrops the hedge february vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under hedge=Location
Example 2 Snowdrops hang their white heads like little lamps.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case amod obl punct root Snowdrops NOUN hang VERB their PRON white ADJ heads NOUN like ADP little ADJ lamps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snowdrops snowdrop NOUN Number=Plur 2 hang nsubj 2 hang hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 heads nmod:poss 4 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 5 heads amod 5 heads head NOUN Number=Plur 2 hang obj 6 like like ADP _ 8 lamps case 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 lamps amod 8 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 2 hang obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 hang punct
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1 hang present Snowdrops Snowdrops's white heads like little lamps vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient
Example 3 We counted snowdrops on our nature walk.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root We PRON counted VERB snowdrops NOUN on ADP our PRON nature NOUN walk 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 counted nsubj 2 counted count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 snowdrops snowdrop NOUN Number=Plur 2 counted obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 walk case 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 walk nmod:poss 6 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 7 walk compound 7 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 2 counted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 counted punct
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1 count past We snowdrops our nature walk vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme 2 walk our nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Don't eat snowdrop bulbs; they are poisonous.
aux advmod compound obj punct nsubj cop advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART eat VERB snowdrop NOUN bulbs NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON are AUX poisonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 eat aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 snowdrop snowdrop NOUN Number=Sing 5 bulbs compound 5 bulbs bulb NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 poisonous punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 poisonous nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 poisonous cop 9 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eat advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 not eat imperative · do-support you not said here snowdrop bulbs vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bulb=Patient 2 is present bulbs = bulb poisonous property tree rules
Example 5 Grandma planted snowdrops under the old apple tree.
nsubj obj case det amod compound obl punct root Grandma NOUN planted VERB snowdrops NOUN under ADP the DET old ADJ apple NOUN tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted nsubj 2 planted plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 snowdrops snowdrop NOUN Number=Plur 2 planted obj 4 under under ADP _ 8 tree case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tree det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tree amod 7 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 8 tree compound 8 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 planted punct
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1 plant past Grandma snowdrops the old apple tree vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme under tree=Destination
Example 6 The snowdrops pushed up through the frost.
det nsubj compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET snowdrops NOUN pushed VERB up ADP through ADP the DET frost NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snowdrops det 2 snowdrops snowdrop NOUN Number=Plur 3 pushed nsubj 3 pushed push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 pushed compound:prt 5 through through ADP _ 7 frost case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 frost det 7 frost frost NOUN Number=Sing 3 pushed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 pushed punct
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1 push up past the snowdrops the frost vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through frost=Trajectory
Example 7 In the poem, the snowdrop is a sign of hope.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root In ADP the DET poem NOUN , PUNCT the DET snowdrop NOUN is AUX a DET sign NOUN of ADP hope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 poem case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 poem det 3 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 9 sign obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 poem punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 snowdrop det 6 snowdrop snowdrop NOUN Number=Sing 9 sign nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sign cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sign det 9 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 hope case 11 hope hope NOUN Number=Sing 9 sign nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 sign punct
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1 is a present the snowdrop a sign the poem of hope tree rules
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