sphinx Who acts: Great Sphinx, sphinx, monster, person, Sphynx, Oedipus · What happens: be, ask, eat, get, read, spell · To what, where: huge ancient stone statue, Egypt, statue, monster, Greek myths, travellers · Speech: someone speaks here
«sphinx» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: sphinx in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Great Sphinx is a huge ancient stone statue in Egypt with a lion's body and a human head, near the pyramids of Giza.
The tree, 25 words det amod nsubj cop det amod amod compound case nmod case det nmod:poss case nmod cc det amod conj punct case det conj case nmod punct root The DET Great ADJ Sphinx PROPN is AUX a DET huge ADJ ancient ADJ stone NOUN statue NOUN in ADP Egypt PROPN with ADP a DET lion NOUN 's PART body NOUN and CCONJ a DET human ADJ head NOUN , PUNCT near ADP the DET pyramids NOUN of ADP Giza PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Sphinx det 2 Great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Sphinx amod 3 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 9 statue nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 statue cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 statue det 6 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 9 statue amod 7 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 9 statue amod 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 9 statue compound 9 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 11 Egypt case 11 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 9 statue nmod 12 with with ADP _ 16 body case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 lion det 14 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 16 body nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 lion case 16 body body NOUN Number=Sing 9 statue nmod 17 and and CCONJ _ 20 head cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 head det 19 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 20 head amod 20 head head NOUN Number=Sing 16 body conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 pyramids punct 22 near near ADP _ 24 pyramids case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 pyramids det 24 pyramids pyramid NOUN Number=Plur 9 statue conj 25 of of ADP _ 26 Giza case 26 Giza Giza PROPN Number=Sing 24 pyramids nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 9 statue punct
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1 is a present the Great Sphinx a huge ancient stone statue and the pyramids of Giza Egypt with a lion's body and a human head 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.
Meaning 2 A sphinx is any statue or creature in myths with a lion's body and a human (or other animal's) head.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod case det nmod:poss case nmod cc det amod punct cc amod appos case punct conj punct root A DET sphinx NOUN is AUX any DET statue NOUN or CCONJ creature NOUN in ADP myths NOUN with ADP a DET lion NOUN 's PART body NOUN and CCONJ a DET human ADJ ( PUNCT or CCONJ other ADJ animal NOUN 's PART ) PUNCT head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sphinx det 2 sphinx sphinx NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statue cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 statue det 5 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 creature cc 7 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 myths case 9 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 7 creature nmod 10 with with ADP _ 14 body case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lion det 12 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 14 body nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 lion case 14 body body NOUN Number=Sing 9 myths nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 24 head cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 head det 17 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 24 head amod 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 animal punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 animal cc 20 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 21 animal amod 21 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 17 human appos 22 's 's PART _ 21 animal case 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 animal punct 24 head head NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 statue punct
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1 is a present a sphinx any statue or creature in myths with a lion's body and a human head tree rules
Meaning 3 In Greek myths, the Sphinx was a monster who asked travellers a riddle and ate those who got it wrong.
The tree, 20 words case amod obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj det obj cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp punct root In ADP Greek ADJ myths NOUN , PUNCT the DET Sphinx PROPN was AUX a DET monster NOUN who PRON asked VERB travellers NOUN a DET riddle NOUN and CCONJ ate VERB those PRON who PRON got VERB it PRON wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 myths case 2 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 3 myths amod 3 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 9 monster obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 myths punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Sphinx det 6 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 9 monster nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 monster cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 monster det 9 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 asked nsubj 11 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 monster acl:relcl 12 travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 11 asked obj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 riddle det 14 riddle riddle NOUN Number=Sing 11 asked obj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 ate cc 16 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 asked conj 17 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 16 ate obj 18 who who PRON PronType=Rel 19 got nsubj 19 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 those acl:relcl 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 got obj 21 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 19 got xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 9 monster punct
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1 is a past the Sphinx a monster Greek myths tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past a monster travellers tree rules 3 eat past a monster not said here those vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient 4 get past riddle wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Meaning 4 A sphinx is a person who is mysterious and hard to read.
det nsubj cop det nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp punct root A DET sphinx NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX mysterious ADJ and CCONJ hard ADJ to PART read VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sphinx det 2 sphinx sphinx NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 mysterious nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 mysterious cop 8 mysterious mysterious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person acl:relcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 hard cc 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mysterious conj 11 to to PART _ 12 read mark 12 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hard xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a sphinx a person tree rules 2 is present a person mysterious property tree rules 3 be a person not said here tree rules 4 read to-infinitive a person not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 A Sphynx is a hairless breed of cat (spelled with a «y»).
The tree, 12 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct acl case det punct obl punct punct punct root A DET Sphynx PROPN is AUX a DET hairless ADJ breed NOUN of ADP cat NOUN ( PUNCT spelled VERB with ADP a DET « PUNCT y NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Sphynx det 2 Sphynx Sphynx PROPN Number=Sing 6 breed nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 breed cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 breed det 5 hairless hairless ADJ Degree=Pos 6 breed amod 6 breed breed NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 cat case 8 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 6 breed nmod 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 spelled punct 10 spelled spell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 breed acl 11 with with ADP _ 14 y case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 y det 13 « « PUNCT _ 14 y punct 14 y y NOUN Number=Sing 10 spelled obl 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 y punct 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 spelled punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 breed punct
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1 is a present a Sphynx a hairless breed of cat tree rules 2 spell participle a hairless breed not said here with a y vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with y=Manner
Example 1 The Great Sphinx guards the pyramids at Giza.
det amod nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET Great ADJ Sphinx PROPN guards VERB the DET pyramids NOUN at ADP Giza PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Sphinx det 2 Great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Sphinx amod 3 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 4 guards nsubj 4 guards guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pyramids det 6 pyramids pyramid NOUN Number=Plur 4 guards obj 7 at at ADP _ 8 Giza case 8 Giza Giza PROPN Number=Sing 6 pyramids nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 guards punct
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1 guard present the Great Sphinx the pyramids Giza vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pyramid=Beneficiary
Example 2 The Sphinx has a lion's body and a human head.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj cc det amod conj punct root The DET Sphinx PROPN has VERB a DET lion NOUN 's PART body NOUN and CCONJ a DET human ADJ head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Sphinx det 2 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lion det 5 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 7 body nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 lion case 7 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 head cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 head det 10 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 11 head amod 11 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 body conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the Sphinx a lion's body and a human head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient
Example 3 Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Oedipus PROPN solved VERB the DET riddle NOUN of ADP the DET Sphinx PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oedipus Oedipus PROPN Number=Sing 2 solved nsubj 2 solved solve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 riddle det 4 riddle riddle NOUN Number=Sing 2 solved obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 Sphinx case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Sphinx det 7 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 4 riddle nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 solved punct
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1 solve past Oedipus the riddle of the Sphinx vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent riddle=Topic 2 riddle the Sphinx nom riddle «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Example 4 The Sphinx's nose has been missing for hundreds of years.
det nmod:poss case nsubj aux aux case obl case nmod punct root The DET Sphinx PROPN 's PART nose NOUN has AUX been AUX missing VERB for ADP hundreds NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Sphinx det 2 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 4 nose nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Sphinx case 4 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 7 missing nsubj 5 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 missing aux 6 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 missing aux 7 missing miss VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 hundreds case 9 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 7 missing obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 years case 11 years year NOUN Number=Plur 9 hundreds nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 missing punct
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1 miss present · perfect · progressive the Sphinx's nose for hundreds of years vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for hundred=Attribute
Example 5 She gave a sphinx-like smile and said nothing.
nsubj det compound punct amod obj cc conj obj punct root She PRON gave VERB a DET sphinx NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ smile NOUN and CCONJ said VERB nothing PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 smile det 4 sphinx sphinx NOUN Number=Sing 6 like compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 sphinx punct 6 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 7 smile amod 7 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 said cc 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave conj 10 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 said obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a like smile vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme 2 say speech: assert past She not said here nothing vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic
Example 6 A Sphynx cat has no fur and feels warm like a peach.
det compound nsubj det obj cc conj xcomp case det obl punct root A DET Sphynx PROPN cat NOUN has VERB no DET fur NOUN and CCONJ feels VERB warm ADJ like ADP a DET peach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cat det 2 Sphynx Sphynx PROPN Number=Sing 3 cat compound 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 fur det 6 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 feels cc 8 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 has conj 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feels xcomp 10 like like ADP _ 12 peach case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 peach det 12 peach peach NOUN Number=Sing 9 warm obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a Sphynx cat no fur vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient 2 feel present a Sphynx cat not said here warm property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 We built a model sphinx from clay.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root We PRON built VERB a DET model NOUN sphinx NOUN from ADP clay 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 built nsubj 2 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sphinx det 4 model model NOUN Number=Sing 5 sphinx compound 5 sphinx sphinx NOUN Number=Sing 2 built obj 6 from from ADP _ 7 clay case 7 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 5 sphinx nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 built punct
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1 build past We a model sphinx clay vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent sphinx=Product from clay=Material
Example 8 The Sphinx was an ancient Egyptian divinity, who personified wisdom, and the fertility of nature.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod amod punct nsubj acl:relcl obj punct cc det conj case nmod punct root The DET Sphinx PROPN was AUX an DET ancient ADJ Egyptian ADJ divinity NOUN , PUNCT who PRON personified VERB wisdom NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET fertility NOUN of ADP nature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Sphinx det 2 Sphinx Sphinx PROPN Number=Sing 7 divinity nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 divinity cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 divinity det 5 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 7 divinity amod 6 Egyptian Egyptian ADJ Degree=Pos 7 divinity amod 7 divinity divinity NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 personified punct 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 personified nsubj 10 personified personify VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 divinity acl:relcl 11 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 10 personified obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 fertility punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 fertility cc 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 fertility det 15 fertility fertility NOUN Number=Sing 7 divinity conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 nature case 17 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 15 fertility nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 divinity punct
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1 is a past the Sphinx a ancient Egyptian divinity and the fertility of nature tree rules 2 personify past a ancient Egyptian divinity and the fertility of nature wisdom tree rules
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