taipan
Who acts: large venomous snake, inland taipan, Taipans, ranger, taipan, taipan bite · What happens: have, live, say, be, avoid, need · To what, where: strongest venom, Australia, people, urgent medical help, rats, cane fields · Speech: someone speaks here
«taipan» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: taipan in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A large, very venomous snake from Australia and New Guinea; the inland taipan has the strongest venom of any land snake.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 snake | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 snake | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 large | punct |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 venomous | advmod |
| 5 | venomous | venomous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 snake | amod |
| 6 | snake | snake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 has | nsubj |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 Australia | case |
| 8 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 snake | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 Guinea | cc |
| 10 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Guinea | compound |
| 11 | Guinea | Guinea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Australia | conj |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 has | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 taipan | det |
| 14 | inland | inland | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 taipan | amod |
| 15 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 has | nsubj |
| 16 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 venom | det |
| 18 | strongest | strong | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 19 venom | amod |
| 19 | venom | venom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 has | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 snake | case |
| 21 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 23 snake | det |
| 22 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 snake | compound |
| 23 | snake | snake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 venom | nmod |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | a large venomous snake from Australia and New Guinea | the strongest venom of any land snake | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent venom=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.
Meaning 2
Usage: history, Hong Kong and China — kept apart, not parsed.
A powerful head of a foreign business company in the 1800s and early 1900s.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 head | det |
| 2 | powerful | powerful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 head | amod |
| 3 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 company | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 company | det |
| 6 | foreign | foreign | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 company | amod |
| 7 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 company | compound |
| 8 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 head | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 1800s | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 1800s | det |
| 11 | 1800s | 1800 | NOUN | Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card | 8 company | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 1900s | cc |
| 13 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 1900s | amod |
| 14 | 1900s | 1900 | NOUN | Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card | 11 1800s | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 head | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The inland taipan has the strongest venom of any land snake.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 taipan | det |
| 2 | inland | inland | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 taipan | amod |
| 3 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 venom | det |
| 6 | strongest | strong | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 venom | amod |
| 7 | venom | venom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 snake | case |
| 9 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 snake | det |
| 10 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 snake | compound |
| 11 | snake | snake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 venom | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the inland taipan | the strongest venom of any land snake | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent venom=Patient |
Example 2
Taipans live in Australia.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipans | taipan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 live | nsubj |
| 2 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Australia | case |
| 4 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 live | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 live | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | Taipans | Australia | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location |
Example 3
The ranger said the taipan is shy and avoids people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ranger | det |
| 2 | ranger | ranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 taipan | det |
| 5 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shy | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 shy | cop |
| 7 | shy | shy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 said | ccomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 avoids | cc |
| 9 | avoids | avoid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 shy | conj |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 avoids | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the ranger | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the taipan | shy property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | avoid | present | the taipan not said here | people | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent people=Location |
Example 4
A taipan bite needs urgent medical help.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bite | det |
| 2 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bite | compound |
| 3 | bite | bite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 needs | nsubj |
| 4 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | urgent | urgent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 help | amod |
| 6 | medical | medical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 help | amod |
| 7 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 needs | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 needs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | a taipan bite | urgent medical help | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |
Example 5
The coastal taipan hunts rats in sugar cane fields.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 taipan | det |
| 2 | coastal | coastal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 taipan | amod |
| 3 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hunts | nsubj |
| 4 | hunts | hunt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | rats | rat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hunts | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 fields | case |
| 7 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cane | compound |
| 8 | cane | cane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fields | compound |
| 9 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hunts | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hunts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hunt | present | the coastal taipan | rats | cane fields | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rat=Theme in field=Location |
Example 6
In old Hong Kong, a taipan ran a big trading company.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 Hong | case |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Hong | amod |
| 3 | Hong | Hong | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 ran | obl |
| 4 | Kong | Kong | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Hong | flat |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Hong | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 taipan | det |
| 7 | taipan | taipan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ran | nsubj |
| 8 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 company | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 company | amod |
| 11 | trading | trading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 company | compound |
| 12 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ran | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | a taipan | a big trading company | old Hong | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent company=Theme in hong=Trajectory |
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