springtime Who acts: season, flowers, lambs, Mole, springtime, Daffodils · What happens: start, grow, bloom, bear, play, feel · To what, where: many baby animals, springtime, Mole, hole, nests, Australia · Speech: someone speaks here
«springtime» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: springtime in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The season of spring, between winter and summer, when plants start to grow, flowers bloom and many baby animals are born.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj case nmod punct case conj cc conj punct advmod nsubj mark xcomp punct nsubj conj cc amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root The DET season NOUN of ADP spring NOUN , PUNCT between ADP winter NOUN and CCONJ summer NOUN , PUNCT when ADV plants NOUN start VERB to PART grow VERB , PUNCT flowers NOUN bloom VERB and CCONJ many ADJ baby NOUN animals NOUN are AUX born VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 season det 2 season season NOUN Number=Sing 13 start nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 spring case 4 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 season nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 winter punct 6 between between ADP _ 7 winter case 7 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 season conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 summer cc 9 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 7 winter conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 start punct 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 start advmod 12 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 13 start nsubj 13 start start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 to to PART _ 15 grow mark 15 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 start xcomp 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 bloom punct 17 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 18 bloom nsubj 18 bloom bloom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 start conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 24 born cc 20 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 22 animals amod 21 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 22 animals compound 22 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 24 born nsubj:pass 23 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 born aux:pass 24 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 bloom conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 13 start punct
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1 start present the season of spring and winter and summer vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 grow to-infinitive the season of spring and winter and summer not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 bloom present flowers vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 bear present · passive many baby animals vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 In springtime the lambs play in the fields.
case obl det nsubj case det obl punct root In ADP springtime NOUN the DET lambs NOUN play VERB in ADP the DET fields NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 springtime case 2 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 5 play obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lambs det 4 lambs lamb NOUN Number=Plur 5 play nsubj 5 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 fields case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fields det 8 fields field NOUN Number=Plur 5 play obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 play punct
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1 play present the lambs springtime in the fields vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Mole felt the springtime calling him out of his hole.
nsubj det obj acl obj case case nmod:poss obl punct root Mole PROPN felt VERB the DET springtime NOUN calling VERB him PRON out ADP of ADP his PRON hole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 springtime det 4 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 5 calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 springtime acl 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 calling obj 7 out out ADP _ 10 hole case 8 of of ADP _ 10 hole case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 hole nmod:poss 10 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 5 calling obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past Mole the springtime vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent springtime=Theme 2 call gerund the springtime not said here Mole Mole's hole vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
Example 3 Daffodils bloom in springtime.
nsubj case obl punct root Daffodils NOUN bloom VERB in ADP springtime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Daffodils daffodil NOUN Number=Plur 2 bloom nsubj 2 bloom bloom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 springtime case 4 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 bloom obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 bloom punct
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1 bloom present Daffodils springtime vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in springtime=Location
Example 4 Birds build their nests in springtime.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Birds NOUN build VERB their PRON nests NOUN in ADP springtime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 build nsubj 2 build build 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 4 nests nmod:poss 4 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 springtime case 6 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 build obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 build punct
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1 build present Birds Birds's nests springtime vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product
Example 5 In Australia springtime starts in September.
case obl nsubj case obl punct root In ADP Australia PROPN springtime NOUN starts VERB in ADP September PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 4 starts obl 3 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 September case 6 September September PROPN Number=Sing 4 starts obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
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1 start present springtime Australia september vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 We planted beans in the springtime.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root We PRON planted VERB beans NOUN in ADP the DET springtime 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 planted nsubj 2 planted plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 2 planted obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 springtime case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 springtime det 6 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 planted punct
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1 plant past We beans the springtime vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bean=Theme in springtime=Destination
Example 7 Springtime is when frogs lay frogspawn in ponds.
nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp obj case obl punct root Springtime NOUN is VERB when ADV frogs NOUN lay VERB frogspawn NOUN in ADP ponds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 lay advmod 4 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 5 lay nsubj 5 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 is ccomp 6 frogspawn frogspawn NOUN Number=Sing 5 lay obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 ponds case 8 ponds pond NOUN Number=Plur 5 lay obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present Springtime tree rules 2 lay present frogs frogspawn ponds vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent frogspawn=Theme in pond=Destination
Example 8 By thus appearing before the springtime you have not only killed yourself, but you have wrought my destruction also.”
The tree, 19 words mark advmod case det obl nsubj:pass aux advmod advmod acl:relcl obj punct cc nsubj parataxis xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod punct punct root By SCONJ thus ADV appearing VERB before ADP the DET springtime NOUN you PRON have AUX not PART only ADV killed VERB yourself PRON , PUNCT but CCONJ you PRON have VERB wrought ADJ my PRON destruction NOUN also ADV . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by SCONJ _ 3 appearing mark 2 thus thus ADV _ 3 appearing advmod 3 appearing appear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 before before ADP _ 6 springtime case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 springtime det 6 springtime springtime NOUN Number=Sing 3 appearing obl 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 killed nsubj:pass 8 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 killed aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 killed advmod 10 only only ADV _ 11 killed advmod 11 killed kill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 springtime acl:relcl 12 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 11 killed obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 have punct 14 but but CCONJ _ 16 have cc 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 have nsubj 16 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 appearing parataxis 17 wrought wrought ADJ Degree=Pos 16 have xcomp 18 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 destruction nmod:poss 19 destruction destruction NOUN Number=Sing 16 have obj 20 also also ADV _ 16 have advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 16 have punct 22 ” " PUNCT _ 16 have punct
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1 appear gerund the springtime thus property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before springtime=Location 2 not kill present · perfect · passive the springtime not said here you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer yourself=Result 3 have present you my destruction wrought property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent destruction=Patient 4 destroy my nom destruction «act transitive»: poss=agent
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