spinach Who acts: Spinach, Mum, Popeye, big pile, you, We · What happens: be, eat, cook, put, get, shrink · To what, where: dark green leafy vegetable, salads, spinach, pasta sauce, pile, school garden
«spinach» 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: spinach in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Spinach is a dark green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod amod amod nsubj aux aux:pass acl:relcl xcomp case obl cc conj punct root Spinach NOUN is AUX a DET dark ADJ green ADJ leafy ADJ vegetable NOUN that PRON can AUX be AUX eaten VERB raw ADJ in ADP salads NOUN or CCONJ cooked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 7 vegetable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 vegetable cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 vegetable det 4 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vegetable amod 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vegetable amod 6 leafy leafy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vegetable amod 7 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 eaten nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 eaten aux 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 eaten aux:pass 11 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 vegetable acl:relcl 12 raw raw ADJ Degree=Pos 11 eaten xcomp 13 in in ADP _ 14 salads case 14 salads salad NOUN Number=Plur 11 eaten obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 cooked cc 16 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 eaten conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 vegetable punct
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1 is a present Spinach a dark green leafy vegetable tree rules 2 eat can · passive a dark green leafy vegetable salads raw property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 cook participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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 Mum puts spinach in the pasta sauce.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN puts VERB spinach NOUN in ADP the DET pasta NOUN sauce NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts nsubj 2 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 sauce case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sauce det 6 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 7 sauce compound 7 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 2 puts obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 puts punct
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1 put present Mum spinach the pasta sauce vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spinach=Theme in sauce=Destination
Example 2 Popeye eats spinach to get strong.
nsubj obj mark advcl xcomp punct root Popeye PROPN eats VERB spinach NOUN to PART get VERB strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Popeye Popeye PROPN Number=Sing 2 eats nsubj 2 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 2 eats obj 4 to to PART _ 5 get mark 5 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 eats advcl 6 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 get xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 eats punct
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1 eat present Popeye spinach vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spinach=Patient 2 get to-infinitive Popeye not said here strong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 A big pile of spinach shrinks to a small spoonful when you cook it.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj case nmod case det amod obl mark nsubj advcl obj punct root A DET big ADJ pile NOUN of ADP spinach NOUN shrinks VERB to ADP a DET small ADJ spoonful NOUN when SCONJ you PRON cook VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pile det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pile amod 3 pile pile NOUN Number=Sing 6 shrinks nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 spinach case 5 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 3 pile nmod 6 shrinks shrink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 10 spoonful case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 spoonful det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 spoonful amod 10 spoonful spoonful NOUN Number=Sing 6 shrinks obl 11 when when SCONJ _ 13 cook mark 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 cook nsubj 13 cook cook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 shrinks advcl 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 cook obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 shrinks punct
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1 shrink present a big pile of spinach to a small spoonful result vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to spoonful=Result 2 cook present you pile vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 4 We grew spinach in the school garden.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON grew VERB spinach NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN garden 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 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 garden case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 garden compound 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow past We spinach the school garden vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location spinach=Theme
Example 5 Baby spinach is nice in a salad.
compound nsubj cop case det obl punct root Baby NOUN spinach NOUN is AUX nice ADJ in ADP a DET salad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 spinach compound 2 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 4 nice nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 nice cop 4 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 salad case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 salad det 7 salad salad NOUN Number=Sing 4 nice obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 nice punct
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1 is present Baby spinach a salad nice property tree rules
Example 6 Spinach has lots of vitamins.
nsubj obj case nmod punct root Spinach NOUN has VERB lots NOUN of ADP vitamins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 vitamins case 5 vitamins vitamin NOUN Number=Plur 3 lots nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Spinach lots of vitamins vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 7 And certainly it was a cow, a fine red cow, fat and flourishing, and looking as if it had been fed all its days on spinach.
The tree, 26 words cc advmod nsubj cop det punct det amod amod conj punct conj cc conj punct cc conj mark mark nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advcl det:predet nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root And CCONJ certainly ADV it PRON was AUX a DET cow NOUN , PUNCT a DET fine ADJ red ADJ cow NOUN , PUNCT fat NOUN and CCONJ flourishing VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ looking VERB as SCONJ if SCONJ it PRON had AUX been AUX fed VERB all DET its PRON days NOUN on ADP spinach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 6 cow cc 2 certainly certainly ADV _ 6 cow advmod 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cow nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cow cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cow det 6 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 cow punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cow det 9 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 11 cow amod 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 11 cow amod 11 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing 6 cow conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 fat punct 13 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 11 cow conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 flourishing cc 15 flourishing flourish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 cow conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 looking punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 looking cc 18 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 cow conj 19 as as SCONJ _ 24 fed mark 20 if if SCONJ _ 24 fed mark 21 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 fed nsubj:pass 22 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 24 fed aux 23 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 24 fed aux:pass 24 fed feed VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 looking advcl 25 all all DET PronType=Tot 27 days det:predet 26 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 27 days nmod:poss 27 days day NOUN Number=Plur 24 fed obl 28 on on ADP _ 29 spinach case 29 spinach spinach NOUN Number=Sing 27 days nmod 30 . . PUNCT _ 6 cow punct
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1 is a past it a cow and a fine red cow and fat certainly property tree rules 2 flourish gerund vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 look gerund vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 4 feed past · perfect · passive fat day vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme
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