supernatural

Who acts: story, hero, Scientists, you, old legend, noise · What happens: seem, come, not explain, be, have, fly · To what, where: natural world, supernatural powers, supernatural, wind, pipes, small gnome · Speech: someone speaks here

«supernatural» 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: supernatural in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Seeming to come from beyond the natural world, not explained by science, like ghosts, magic or spirits.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 come	mark
3	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Seeming	xcomp
4	from	from	ADP	_	8 world	case
5	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	8 world	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 world	det
7	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 world	amod
8	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 come	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 explained	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 explained	advmod
11	explained	explain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 world	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 science	case
13	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 explained	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 ghosts	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 ghosts	case
16	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 explained	parataxis
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 magic	punct
18	magic	magic	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 ghosts	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 spirits	cc
20	spirits	spirit	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 ghosts	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund				vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
2	come	to-infinitive		the natural world		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from world=Initial_Location
3	not explain speech: assert	participle	the natural world not said here		by science	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: the supernatural — kept apart, not parsed.

All things of this kind: ghosts, spells, monsters and spirits.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 things	det
2	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ghosts	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 kind	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 kind	det
5	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 things	nmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 ghosts	punct
7	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 spells	punct
9	spells	spell	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ghosts	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 monsters	punct
11	monsters	monster	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ghosts	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 spirits	cc
13	spirits	spirit	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ghosts	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ghosts	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The story is about a house with supernatural visitors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 house	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 house	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 house	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 house	det
6	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 visitors	case
8	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 visitors	amod
9	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 house	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 house	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the story					about a house; with supernatural visitors	tree rules

Example 2

The hero had supernatural powers and could fly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hero	det
2	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	supernatural	supernatural	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 powers	compound
5	powers	power	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 fly	cc
7	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 fly	aux
8	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the hero	supernatural powers					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient
2	fly	could	the hero not said here						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Scientists look for natural causes, not supernatural ones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	nsubj
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 causes	case
4	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 causes	amod
5	causes	cause	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 ones	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 ones	advmod
8	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ones	amod
9	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 causes	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	Scientists					for natural causes and supernatural ones	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for cause=Theme

Example 4

Do you believe in the supernatural?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 believe	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 believe	nsubj
3	believe	believe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 supernatural	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 supernatural	det
6	supernatural	supernatural	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 believe	obl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present · do-support	you			the supernatural			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

The old legend tells of a supernatural creature in the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 legend	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 legend	amod
3	legend	legend	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tells	nsubj
4	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 creature	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 creature	det
7	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 creature	amod
8	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tells	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 lake	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lake	det
11	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 creature	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	the old legend					of a supernatural creature in the lake	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The noise wasn't supernatural — it was just the wind in the pipes.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 noise	det
2	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 supernatural	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 supernatural	cop
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 supernatural	advmod
5	supernatural	supernatural	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 wind	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 wind	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 wind	cop
9	just	just	ADV	_	11 wind	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 wind	det
11	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 supernatural	appos
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 pipes	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 pipes	det
14	pipes	pipe	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 wind	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 supernatural	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	past	the noise	supernatural					tree rules
2	is a	past	noise	the wind		the pipes			tree rules

Example 7

Halloween stories are full of supernatural beings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 stories	compound
2	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 beings	case
6	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 beings	amod
7	beings	being	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Halloween stories					of supernatural beings; full property	tree rules

Example 8

Their supernatural foe is a small gnome with a very long beard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 foe	nmod:poss
2	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 foe	amod
3	foe	foe	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gnome	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 gnome	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 gnome	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gnome	amod
7	gnome	gnome	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	12 beard	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 beard	det
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 long	advmod
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 beard	amod
12	beard	beard	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gnome	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 gnome	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Their supernatural foe	a small gnome				with a long beard	tree rules

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