sonic Who acts: Sonic, Sonic speed, supersonic, jet, Bats, My · What happens: mean, do, be, break, use, find · To what, where: sonic boom, speed, famous fast blue character, video games, sound barrier, sonic signals · Speech: someone speaks here
«sonic» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sonic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sonic means to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom».
The tree, 14 words nsubj mark ccomp case obl cc compound conj punct mark case punct det amod obl punct punct root Sonic PROPN means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP sound NOUN or CCONJ sound NOUN waves NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT a DET sonic ADJ boom NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sonic Sonic PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 sound case 6 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 waves cc 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 9 waves compound 9 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 6 sound conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 boom punct 11 as as SCONJ _ 16 boom mark 12 in in ADP _ 16 boom case 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 boom punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 boom det 15 sonic sonic ADJ Degree=Pos 16 boom amod 16 boom boom NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 boom punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sonic vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive a sonic boom with sound or sound waves vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Sonic speed is the speed of sound; «supersonic» means faster than sound and «subsonic» slower.
The tree, 15 words amod nsubj cop det case nmod punct punct nsubj punct parataxis advmod case obl cc punct nsubj punct conj punct root Sonic ADJ speed NOUN is AUX the DET speed NOUN of ADP sound NOUN ; PUNCT « PUNCT supersonic ADJ » PUNCT means VERB faster ADV than ADP sound NOUN and CCONJ « PUNCT subsonic ADJ » PUNCT slower ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sonic sonic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 speed amod 2 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 5 speed nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speed cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 speed det 5 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 sound case 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 5 speed nmod 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 means punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 supersonic punct 10 supersonic supersonic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 means nsubj 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 supersonic punct 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speed parataxis 13 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 12 means advmod 14 than than ADP _ 15 sound case 15 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 13 faster obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 20 slower cc 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 subsonic punct 18 subsonic subsonic ADJ Degree=Pos 20 slower nsubj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 subsonic punct 20 slower slow ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 means conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 speed punct
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1 is a present Sonic speed the speed of sound tree rules 2 mean present supersonic fast property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Sonic the Hedgehog is a famous fast blue character in video games.
nsubj det appos cop det amod amod amod case compound nmod punct root Sonic PROPN the DET Hedgehog PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ fast ADJ blue ADJ character NOUN in ADP video NOUN games NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sonic Sonic PROPN Number=Sing 9 character nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Hedgehog det 3 Hedgehog Hedgehog PROPN Number=Sing 1 Sonic appos 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 character cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 character det 6 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 9 character amod 7 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 9 character amod 8 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 9 character amod 9 character character NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 12 games case 11 video video NOUN Number=Sing 12 games compound 12 games game NOUN Number=Plur 9 character nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 character punct
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1 is a present Sonic a famous fast blue character video games tree rules
Example 1 The jet broke the sound barrier with a loud sonic boom.
det nsubj det compound obj case det amod amod obl punct root The DET jet NOUN broke VERB the DET sound NOUN barrier NOUN with ADP a DET loud ADJ sonic ADJ boom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jet det 2 jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke nsubj 3 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 barrier det 5 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 6 barrier compound 6 barrier barrier NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obj 7 with with ADP _ 11 boom case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 boom det 9 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 11 boom amod 10 sonic sonic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 boom amod 11 boom boom NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 broke punct
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1 break past the jet the sound barrier with a loud sonic boom vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent barrier=Patient with boom=Instrument
Example 2 Bats use sonic signals to find their way.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Bats NOUN use VERB sonic ADJ signals NOUN to PART find VERB their PRON way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bats bat NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sonic sonic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 signals amod 4 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 way nmod:poss 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Bats sonic signals vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Patient 2 find to-infinitive Bats not said here Bats's way vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
Example 3 My sonic toothbrush buzzes very fast.
nmod:poss amod compound advmod advmod punct root My PRON sonic ADJ toothbrush NOUN buzzes NOUN very ADV fast ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 buzzes nmod:poss 2 sonic sonic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 buzzes amod 3 toothbrush toothbrush NOUN Number=Sing 4 buzzes compound 4 buzzes buzz NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 fast advmod 6 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 4 buzzes advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 buzzes punct
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1 buzz My nom buzz «event intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane.
nsubj cop det amod compound punct root Concorde PROPN was AUX a DET supersonic ADJ passenger NOUN plane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Concorde Concorde PROPN Number=Sing 6 plane nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 plane cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plane det 4 supersonic supersonic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plane amod 5 passenger passenger NOUN Number=Sing 6 plane compound 6 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 plane punct
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1 is a past Concorde a supersonic passenger plane tree rules
Example 5 Sonic the Hedgehog collects gold rings.
nsubj det appos compound obj punct root Sonic PROPN the DET Hedgehog PROPN collects VERB gold NOUN rings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sonic Sonic PROPN Number=Sing 4 collects nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Hedgehog det 3 Hedgehog Hedgehog PROPN Number=Sing 1 Sonic appos 4 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 6 rings compound 6 rings ring NOUN Number=Plur 4 collects obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 collects punct
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1 collect present Sonic gold rings vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme
Example 6 Sound in air goes about 340 metres every second.
nsubj case nmod advmod nummod obl:unmarked det obl:unmarked punct root Sound NOUN in ADP air NOUN goes VERB about ADV 340 NUM metres NOUN every DET second NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 4 goes nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 air case 3 air air NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sound nmod 4 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 about about ADV _ 6 340 advmod 6 340 340 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 metres nummod 7 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 4 goes obl:unmarked 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 second det 9 second second NOUN Number=Sing 4 goes obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 goes punct
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1 go about present Sound in air 340 metres second vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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