squid

Who acts: two longer tentacles, rings, squid, giant squid, We, fried squid · What happens: squirt, escape, eat, fry, call, have · To what, where: ink, danger, animal, flesh, calamari, eight arms · Speech: someone speaks here

«squid» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: squid in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sea animal with a long soft body, eight arms and two longer tentacles, which can squirt ink to escape from danger.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 animal	det
2	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 animal	compound
3	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	8 body	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 body	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 body	amod
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 body	amod
8	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 animal	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 arms	punct
10	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 arms	nummod
11	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 body	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 tentacles	cc
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 tentacles	nummod
14	longer	long	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	15 tentacles	amod
15	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 body	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 squirt	punct
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 squirt	nsubj
18	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 squirt	aux
19	squirt	squirt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 tentacles	acl:relcl
20	ink	ink	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 squirt	obj
21	to	to	PART	_	22 escape	mark
22	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 squirt	xcomp
23	from	from	ADP	_	24 danger	case
24	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 escape	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squirt	can	two longer tentacles	ink					tree rules
2	escape	to-infinitive	two longer tentacles not said here			danger			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from danger=Initial_Location

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

The flesh of this animal eaten as food, often fried in rings called calamari.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 flesh	det
2	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 animal	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 animal	det
5	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flesh	nmod
6	eaten	eat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 animal	acl
7	as	as	ADP	_	8 food	case
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 eaten	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fried	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	11 fried	advmod
11	fried	fry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 flesh	acl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 rings	case
13	rings	ring	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 fried	obl
14	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 rings	acl
15	calamari	calamari	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 called	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flesh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	eat	participle		this animal not said here	as food	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fry	participle		the flesh of this animal not said here	in rings; often property	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in ring=Instrument
3	call	participle	rings not said here	calamari		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

A squid has eight arms and two long tentacles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 squid	det
2	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 arms	nummod
5	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 tentacles	cc
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 tentacles	nummod
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tentacles	amod
9	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 arms	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a squid	eight arms and two long tentacles					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient

Example 2

The squid squirted ink and swam away from the shark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 squid	det
2	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squirted	nsubj
3	squirted	squirt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ink	ink	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squirted	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 swam	cc
6	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 squirted	conj
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 swam	advmod
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 shark	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 shark	det
10	shark	shark	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 swam	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 squirted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squirt	past	the squid	ink					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ink=Theme
2	swim away	past	the squid not said here			the shark		away property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from shark=Trajectory

Example 3

The giant squid lives deep in the ocean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 squid	det
2	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 squid	amod
3	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lives	nsubj
4	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	deep	deep	ADV	_	4 lives	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 ocean	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ocean	det
8	ocean	ocean	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lives	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	the giant squid			the ocean		deep property	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location

Example 4

We ate fried squid rings at the beach café.

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 ate	nsubj
2	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fried	fry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 squid	amod
4	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rings	nsubj
5	rings	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 ate	ccomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 café	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 café	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 café	compound
9	café	café	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rings	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	eat	past	We		tree rules
2	fry	participle			vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	ring	present	fried squid	the beach café	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at café=Location

Example 5

Squid have no bones in their bodies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 bones	det
4	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 bodies	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 bodies	nmod:poss
7	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Squid	no bones		bones's bodies			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient

Example 6

Three squid have thirty limbs altogether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 squid	nummod
2	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	thirty	thirty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 limbs	nummod
5	limbs	limb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
6	altogether	altogether	ADV	_	3 have	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Three squid	thirty limbs				altogether property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limb=Patient

Example 7

The diver saw a small squid glowing in the dark water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 diver	det
2	diver	diver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 squid	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 squid	amod
6	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	obj
7	glowing	glow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 squid	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 water	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 water	det
10	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 water	amod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 glowing	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	the diver	a small squid					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer squid=Stimulus
2	glow	gerund	a small squid not said here			the dark water			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location

Example 8

They were like no walrus, sea lion, seal, bear, whale, shark, fish, squid, or scallop that Kotick had ever seen before.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 walrus	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 walrus	cop
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 walrus	case
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 walrus	det
5	walrus	walrus	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 lion	punct
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lion	compound
8	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 walrus	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 seal	punct
10	seal	seal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lion	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bear	punct
12	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lion	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 whale	punct
14	whale	whale	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lion	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 shark	punct
16	shark	shark	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 walrus	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 fish	punct
18	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shark	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 squid	punct
20	squid	squid	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shark	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 scallop	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 scallop	cc
23	scallop	scallop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 walrus	parataxis
24	that	that	SCONJ	_	28 seen	mark
25	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	Number=Sing	28 seen	nsubj
26	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	28 seen	aux
27	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	28 seen	advmod
28	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	23 scallop	advcl
29	before	before	ADV	_	28 seen	advmod
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 walrus	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	They		like no walrus and shark and fish and squid	tree rules
2	scallop	infinitive				vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	see	past · perfect	Kotick	ever	before property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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