tadpole Who acts: tadpole, We, tadpoles, Frogspawn, tail, Brer · What happens: be, hatch, live, have, breathe, mean · To what, where: young frog, toad, water, tail, small child, tadpoles
«tadpole» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: tadpole in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tadpole is a young frog or toad that has just hatched from an egg; it lives in water, has a tail and breathes with gills.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj nsubj:pass aux advmod acl:relcl case det obl punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct conj det obj cc conj case obl punct root A DET tadpole NOUN is AUX a DET young ADJ frog NOUN or CCONJ toad NOUN that PRON has AUX just ADV hatched VERB from ADP an DET egg NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON lives VERB in ADP water NOUN , PUNCT has VERB a DET tail NOUN and CCONJ breathes VERB with ADP gills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tadpole det 2 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 6 frog nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 frog cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 frog det 5 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 6 frog amod 6 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 toad cc 8 toad toad NOUN Number=Sing 6 frog conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 hatched nsubj:pass 10 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 hatched aux 11 just just ADV _ 12 hatched advmod 12 hatched hatch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 toad acl:relcl 13 from from ADP _ 15 egg case 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 egg det 15 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 12 hatched obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 lives punct 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 lives nsubj 18 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 frog parataxis 19 in in ADP _ 20 water case 20 water water NOUN Number=Sing 18 lives obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 has punct 22 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 lives conj 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 tail det 24 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 22 has obj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 breathes cc 26 breathes breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 has conj 27 with with ADP _ 28 gills case 28 gills gill NOUN Number=Plur 26 breathes obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 6 frog punct
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1 is a present a tadpole a young frog or toad tree rules 2 hatch present · perfect · passive toad from a egg vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product from egg=Patient 3 live present tadpole water vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location 4 have present tadpole not said here a tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient 5 breathe present tadpole not said here with gills vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «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 Informally, a tadpole can mean a very small child.
advmod punct det nsubj aux det advmod amod obj punct root Informally ADV , PUNCT a DET tadpole NOUN can AUX mean VERB a DET very ADV small ADJ child NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 6 mean advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tadpole det 4 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 child det 8 very very ADV _ 9 small advmod 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 child amod 10 child child NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean can a tadpole a small child informally property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Topic
Example 1 We saw tadpoles swimming in the pond.
nsubj obj acl case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB tadpoles NOUN swimming VERB in ADP the DET pond 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 4 swimming swim VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 tadpoles acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 pond case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 4 swimming obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We tadpoles vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tadpole=Stimulus 2 swim gerund tadpoles not said here the pond vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pond=Trajectory
Example 2 A tadpole turns into a frog.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET tadpole NOUN turns VERB into ADP a DET frog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tadpole det 2 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns nsubj 3 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 frog case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 frog det 6 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 turns punct
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1 turn present a tadpole into a frog result vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into frog=Result
Example 3 Tadpoles breathe with gills.
nsubj case obl punct root Tadpoles NOUN breathe VERB with ADP gills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 2 breathe nsubj 2 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 gills case 4 gills gill NOUN Number=Plur 2 breathe obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 breathe punct
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1 breathe present Tadpoles with gills vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The tadpole grew back legs first.
det nsubj advmod obj advmod punct root The DET tadpole NOUN grew VERB back ADV legs NOUN first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tadpole det 2 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 back back ADV _ 3 grew advmod 5 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew obj 6 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 grew advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow back past the tadpole legs first property vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location leg=Theme
Example 5 Frogspawn hatches into tadpoles.
nsubj case obl punct root Frogspawn PROPN hatches VERB into ADP tadpoles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogspawn Frogspawn PROPN Number=Sing 2 hatches nsubj 2 hatches hatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 4 tadpoles case 4 tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 2 hatches obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 hatches punct
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1 hatch present Frogspawn into tadpoles vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.product»: agent=Agent into tadpole=Product
Example 6 We kept tadpoles in a tank at school and let them go as frogs.
The tree, 14 words nsubj obj case det obl case obl cc conj obj xcomp case obl punct root We PRON kept VERB tadpoles NOUN in ADP a DET tank NOUN at ADP school NOUN and CCONJ let VERB them PRON go VERB as ADP frogs 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 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 2 kept obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 tank case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tank det 6 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 let cc 10 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 kept conj 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 let obj 12 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 let xcomp 13 as as ADP _ 14 frogs case 14 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 12 go obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past We tadpoles a tank at school vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tadpole=Theme in tank=Location 2 let infinitive We not said here tadpoles = tadpole tree rules 3 go infinitive tadpoles = tadpole not said here as frogs vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Tadpoles eat tiny plants in the water.
nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root Tadpoles NOUN eat VERB tiny ADJ plants NOUN in ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 plants amod 4 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 water case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 water det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Tadpoles tiny plants the water vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient
Example 8 The tadpole's tail slowly disappeared.
det nmod:poss case nsubj advmod punct root The DET tadpole NOUN 's PART tail NOUN slowly ADV disappeared VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tadpole det 2 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 4 tail nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 tadpole case 4 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 6 disappeared nsubj 5 slowly slowly ADV _ 6 disappeared advmod 6 disappeared disappear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 disappeared punct
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1 disappear past the tadpole's tail slowly property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 Brer Possum, he got his belly full er 'simmons, en Brer Coon, he scoop up a 'bunnunce er frogs en tadpoles.
The tree, 21 words nsubj flat punct nsubj nmod:poss compound amod appos punct obj punct nmod:desc nmod flat punct nsubj conj compound:prt det punct compound compound nsubj amod obj punct root Brer PROPN Possum PROPN , PUNCT he PRON got VERB his PRON belly NOUN full ADJ er NOUN ' PUNCT simmons NOUN , PUNCT en NOUN Brer PROPN Coon PROPN , PUNCT he PRON scoop VERB up ADP a DET ' PUNCT bunnunce NOUN er NOUN frogs NOUN en ADJ tadpoles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brer Brer PROPN Number=Sing 5 got nsubj 2 Possum Possum PROPN Number=Sing 1 Brer flat 3 , , PUNCT _ 1 Brer punct 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 got nsubj 5 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 belly nmod:poss 7 belly belly NOUN Number=Sing 11 simmons compound 8 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 9 er amod 9 er er NOUN Number=Sing 7 belly appos 10 ' ' PUNCT _ 9 er punct 11 simmons simmon NOUN Number=Plur 5 got obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 Brer punct 13 en en NOUN Number=Sing 14 Brer nmod:desc 14 Brer Brer PROPN Number=Sing 11 simmons nmod 15 Coon Coon PROPN Number=Sing 14 Brer flat 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 scoop punct 17 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 scoop nsubj 18 scoop scoop VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 got conj 19 up up ADP _ 18 scoop compound:prt 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 tadpoles det 21 ' ' PUNCT _ 24 frogs punct 22 bunnunce bunnunce NOUN Number=Sing 23 er compound 23 er er NOUN Number=Sing 24 frogs compound 24 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 26 tadpoles nsubj 25 en en ADJ Degree=Pos 26 tadpoles amod 26 tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 18 scoop obj 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 got punct
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1 get past Brer belly simmons Brer en vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer simmon=Stimulus 2 scoop up infinitive Brer vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent 3 tadpole er frogs tree rules
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