springtail Who acts: tiny legged animal, We, springtail, Springtails, You, Thousands · What happens: live, jump, flick, find, help, break down · To what, where: soil, like tail, body, springtails, leaf litter, tail
«springtail» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: springtail in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tiny, wingless, six-legged animal that lives in soil and leaf litter and jumps by flicking a spring-like tail under its body.
The tree, 24 words det amod punct conj punct nummod punct amod nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc compound conj cc conj mark advcl det compound punct amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET tiny ADJ , PUNCT wingless ADJ , PUNCT six NUM - PUNCT legged ADJ animal NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP soil NOUN and CCONJ leaf NOUN litter NOUN and CCONJ jumps VERB by SCONJ flicking VERB a DET spring NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ tail NOUN under ADP its PRON body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 animal det 2 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 animal amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 wingless punct 4 wingless wingless ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tiny conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 tiny punct 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 legged nummod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 six punct 8 legged legged ADJ Degree=Pos 9 animal amod 9 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 lives nsubj 11 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 animal acl:relcl 12 in in ADP _ 13 soil case 13 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 11 lives obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 litter cc 15 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 16 litter compound 16 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 13 soil conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 jumps cc 18 jumps jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 lives conj 19 by by SCONJ _ 20 flicking mark 20 flicking flick VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 18 jumps advcl 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 tail det 22 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 24 like compound 23 - - PUNCT _ 22 spring punct 24 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 25 tail amod 25 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 20 flicking obj 26 under under ADP _ 28 body case 27 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 28 body nmod:poss 28 body body NOUN Number=Sing 20 flicking obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 9 animal punct
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1 live present a tiny legged animal soil and leaf litter vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in soil=Location 2 jump present a tiny legged animal not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 flick gerund a tiny legged animal not said here a like tail tail's body vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tail=Theme under body=Destination
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 We found springtails in the leaf litter under the hedge.
nsubj obj case det compound obl case det nmod punct root We PRON found VERB springtails NOUN in ADP the DET leaf NOUN litter NOUN under ADP the DET hedge 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 springtails springtail NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 litter case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 litter det 6 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 7 litter compound 7 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 under under ADP _ 10 hedge case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hedge det 10 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 7 litter nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We springtails the leaf litter under the hedge vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent springtail=Topic
Example 2 A springtail jumps by flicking its tail.
det nsubj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root A DET springtail NOUN jumps VERB by SCONJ flicking VERB its PRON tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 springtail det 2 springtail springtail NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumps nsubj 3 jumps jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 flicking mark 5 flicking flick VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 jumps advcl 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 tail nmod:poss 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 5 flicking obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 jumps punct
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1 jump present a springtail vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 flick gerund a springtail not said here springtail's tail vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme
Example 3 Springtails help break down dead leaves.
nsubj xcomp compound:prt amod obj punct root Springtails NOUN help VERB break VERB down ADP dead ADJ leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Springtails springtail NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 down down ADP _ 3 break compound:prt 5 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 6 leaves amod 6 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 break obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Springtails vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 break down infinitive Springtails not said here dead leaves vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
Example 4 You need a magnifying glass to see a springtail.
nsubj det amod obj mark advcl det obj punct root You PRON need VERB a DET magnifying VERB glass NOUN to PART see VERB a DET springtail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 glass det 4 magnifying magnify VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 glass amod 5 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 need advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 springtail det 9 springtail springtail NOUN Number=Sing 7 see obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present You a magnifying glass vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot glass=Theme 2 magnify gerund vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 see to-infinitive You not said here a springtail vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer springtail=Stimulus
Example 5 Thousands of springtails can live in one square metre of soil.
nsubj case nmod aux case nummod amod obl case nmod punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP springtails NOUN can AUX live VERB in ADP one NUM square ADJ metre NOUN of ADP soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 5 live nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 springtails case 3 springtails springtail NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 live aux 5 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 metre case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 metre nummod 8 square square ADJ Degree=Pos 9 metre amod 9 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 5 live obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 soil case 11 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 9 metre nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 live punct
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1 live can Thousands of springtails one square metre of soil vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in metre=Location
Example 6 Springtails are not insects, though they look like them.
nsubj cop advmod punct mark nsubj acl case obl punct root Springtails NOUN are AUX not PART insects NOUN , PUNCT though SCONJ they PRON look VERB like ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Springtails springtail NOUN Number=Plur 4 insects nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 insects cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 insects advmod 4 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 look punct 6 though though SCONJ _ 8 look mark 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 look nsubj 8 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 insects acl 9 like like ADP _ 10 them case 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 look obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 insects punct
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1 not is a present Springtails insects tree rules 2 look present Springtails = springtail insects not said here like insects = insect vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme insect=Attribute
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