suckle Who acts: mother mammal, mammal, baby animal, animal, cow, Mammals · What happens: suckle, feed, drink, purr, push, become · To what, where: baby, body, milk, calf, field, young
«suckle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: suckle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body.
The tree, 15 words mark det compound nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct nsubj obj case obl case nmod:poss obl punct root When SCONJ a DET mother NOUN mammal NOUN suckles VERB her PRON baby NOUN , PUNCT she PRON feeds VERB it PRON with ADP milk NOUN from ADP her PRON body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 5 suckles mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mammal det 3 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 4 mammal compound 4 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing 5 suckles nsubj 5 suckles suckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 feeds advcl 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 baby nmod:poss 7 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 5 suckles obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 feeds punct 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 feeds nsubj 10 feeds feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 feeds obj 12 with with ADP _ 13 milk case 13 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 10 feeds obl 14 from from ADP _ 16 body case 15 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 body nmod:poss 16 body body NOUN Number=Sing 10 feeds obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 feeds punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle present a mother mammal mammal's baby vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient 2 feed present mammal baby mammal's body with milk vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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 When a baby animal suckles, it drinks milk from its mother.
mark det compound nsubj advcl punct nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root When SCONJ a DET baby NOUN animal NOUN suckles VERB , PUNCT it PRON drinks VERB milk NOUN from ADP its PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 5 suckles mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 animal det 3 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 animal compound 4 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 suckles nsubj 5 suckles suckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 drinks advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 suckles punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 drinks nsubj 8 drinks drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 8 drinks obj 10 from from ADP _ 12 mother case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 mother nmod:poss 12 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 8 drinks obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 drinks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle present a baby animal vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 drink present animal milk from animal's mother vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient
Example 1 The cow suckled her calf in the field.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET cow NOUN suckled VERB her PRON calf NOUN in ADP the DET field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cow det 2 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing 3 suckled nsubj 3 suckled suckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 calf nmod:poss 5 calf calf NOUN Number=Sing 3 suckled obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 field case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 field det 8 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 suckled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 suckled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle past the cow cow's calf the field vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Recipient
Example 2 Mammals suckle their young with milk.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Mammals NOUN suckle VERB their PRON young NOUN with ADP milk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mammals mammal NOUN Number=Plur 2 suckle nsubj 2 suckle suckle 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 young nmod:poss 4 young young NOUN Number=Sing 2 suckle obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 milk case 6 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 suckle obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 suckle punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle present Mammals Mammals's young with milk vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent young=Recipient
Example 3 The kittens suckled while the mother cat purred.
det nsubj mark det compound nsubj advcl punct root The DET kittens NOUN suckled VERB while SCONJ the DET mother NOUN cat NOUN purred VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kittens det 2 kittens kitten NOUN Number=Plur 3 suckled nsubj 3 suckled suckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 while while SCONJ _ 8 purred mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cat det 6 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 7 cat compound 7 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 8 purred nsubj 8 purred purr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 suckled advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 suckled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle past the kittens vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 purr participle the mother cat vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 A joey suckles inside its mother's pouch.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root A DET joey NOUN suckles VERB inside ADP its PRON mother NOUN 's PART pouch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 joey det 2 joey joey NOUN Number=Sing 3 suckles nsubj 3 suckles suckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 inside inside ADP _ 8 pouch case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mother nmod:poss 6 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 8 pouch nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 mother case 8 pouch pouch NOUN Number=Sing 3 suckles obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 suckles punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 suckle present a joey joey's mother's pouch vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Whales suckle their babies underwater.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root Whales NOUN suckle VERB their PRON babies NOUN underwater ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 2 suckle nsubj 2 suckle suckle 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 babies nmod:poss 4 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 2 suckle obj 5 underwater underwater ADV _ 2 suckle advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 suckle punct
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1 suckle present Whales Whales's babies underwater property vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient
Example 6 The piglets pushed to suckle from the sow.
det acl mark advcl case det obl punct root The DET piglets NOUN pushed VERB to PART suckle VERB from ADP the DET sow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 piglets det 2 piglets piglet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 pushed push VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 piglets acl 4 to to PART _ 5 suckle mark 5 suckle suckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 pushed advcl 6 from from ADP _ 8 sow case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sow det 8 sow sow NOUN Number=Sing 5 suckle obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 piglets punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 push participle the piglets not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 2 suckle to-infinitive the sow vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The babe became still, just as if it was being suckled.
det nsubj advmod punct advmod mark mark nsubj:pass aux:pass aux:pass conj punct root The DET babe NOUN became VERB still ADV , PUNCT just ADV as SCONJ if SCONJ it PRON was AUX being AUX suckled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 babe det 2 babe babe NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 still still ADV _ 3 became advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 12 suckled punct 6 just just ADV _ 12 suckled advmod 7 as as SCONJ _ 12 suckled mark 8 if if SCONJ _ 12 suckled mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 suckled nsubj:pass 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 suckled aux:pass 11 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 suckled aux:pass 12 suckled suckle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 became conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become past the babe still vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 suckle a condition, not said to happen past · passive babe vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme
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