tarzan Who acts: Tarzan, made character, African jungle, Disney, brother, apes · What happens: make up, be, create, raise, grow up, swing · To what, where: made character, 1912, novel, boy, African jungle, trees · Speech: someone speaks here
«tarzan» 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: tarzan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Tarzan is a made-up character created by the American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs in the novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912): a boy raised by apes in the African jungle who grows up very strong and swings through the trees on vines. Disney made a cartoon film of him in 1999.
Sentence 1: Tarzan is a made-up character created by the American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs in the novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912): a boy raised by apes in the African jungle who grows up very strong and swings through the trees on vines.
The tree, 43 words nsubj cop det amod punct compound:prt acl case det amod obl:agent appos flat flat case det obl punct appos case det nmod punct punct obl punct punct det conj acl case obl:agent case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt advmod xcomp cc conj case det obl case obl punct root Tarzan PROPN is AUX a DET made VERB - PUNCT up ADP character NOUN created VERB by ADP the DET American ADJ writer NOUN Edgar PROPN Rice PROPN Burroughs PROPN in ADP the DET novel NOUN " PUNCT Tarzan PROPN of ADP the DET Apes PROPN " PUNCT ( PUNCT 1912 NUM ) PUNCT : PUNCT a DET boy NOUN raised VERB by ADP apes NOUN in ADP the DET African ADJ jungle NOUN who PRON grows VERB up ADP very ADV strong ADJ and CCONJ swings VERB through ADP the DET trees NOUN on ADP vines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 7 character nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 character cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 character det 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 character amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 6 up punct 6 up up ADP _ 4 made compound:prt 7 character character NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 created create VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 character acl 9 by by ADP _ 12 writer case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 writer det 11 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 12 writer amod 12 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 8 created obl:agent 13 Edgar Edgar PROPN Number=Sing 12 writer appos 14 Rice Rice PROPN Number=Sing 13 Edgar flat 15 Burroughs Burroughs PROPN Number=Sing 13 Edgar flat 16 in in ADP _ 18 novel case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 novel det 18 novel novel NOUN Number=Sing 8 created obl 19 " " PUNCT _ 20 Tarzan punct 20 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 18 novel appos 21 of of ADP _ 23 Apes case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 Apes det 23 Apes Ape PROPN Number=Plur 20 Tarzan nmod 24 " " PUNCT _ 20 Tarzan punct 25 ( ( PUNCT _ 26 1912 punct 26 1912 1912 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 created obl 27 ) ) PUNCT _ 26 1912 punct 28 : : PUNCT _ 30 boy punct 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 boy det 30 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 7 character conj 31 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 30 boy acl 32 by by ADP _ 33 apes case 33 apes ape NOUN Number=Plur 31 raised obl:agent 34 in in ADP _ 37 jungle case 35 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 37 jungle det 36 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 37 jungle amod 37 jungle jungle NOUN Number=Sing 31 raised obl 38 who who PRON PronType=Rel 39 grows nsubj 39 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 37 jungle acl:relcl 40 up up ADP _ 39 grows compound:prt 41 very very ADV _ 42 strong advmod 42 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 39 grows xcomp 43 and and CCONJ _ 44 swings cc 44 swings swing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 39 grows conj 45 through through ADP _ 47 trees case 46 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 47 trees det 47 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 44 swings obl 48 on on ADP _ 49 vines case 49 vines vine NOUN Number=Plur 44 swings obl 50 . . PUNCT _ 7 character punct
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1 make up participle vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 is a present Tarzan a made character and a boy tree rules 3 create participle a made character and a boy not said here 1912 the novel vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 raise participle a boy not said here the African jungle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in jungle=Destination 5 grow up present the African jungle strong property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 swing present the African jungle not said here the trees on vines vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme through tree=Source on vine=Trajectory
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.
Sentence 2: Disney made a cartoon film of him in 1999.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod case obl punct root Disney PROPN made VERB a DET cartoon NOUN film NOUN of ADP him PRON in ADP 1999 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disney Disney PROPN Number=Sing 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 film det 4 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 5 film compound 5 film film NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 film nmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 1999 case 9 1999 1999 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Disney a cartoon film of jungle 1999 vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Product 2 film jungle nom film «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A Tarzan is a very strong, muscly man, often said as a joke.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod punct amod punct advmod acl case det obl punct root A DET Tarzan PROPN is AUX a DET very ADV strong ADJ , PUNCT muscly ADJ man NOUN , PUNCT often ADV said VERB as ADP a DET joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Tarzan det 2 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 9 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 man cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 man det 5 very very ADV _ 6 strong advmod 6 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 9 man amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 strong punct 8 muscly muscly ADJ _ 9 man amod 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 said punct 11 often often ADV _ 12 said advmod 12 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 man acl 13 as as ADP _ 15 joke case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 joke det 15 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 12 said obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 man punct
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1 is a present a Tarzan a strong muscly man tree rules 2 say speech: assert participle a strong muscly man not said here as a joke; often property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Tarzan swung through the jungle on long vines.
nsubj case det obl case amod obl punct root Tarzan PROPN swung VERB through ADP the DET jungle NOUN on ADP long ADJ vines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 2 swung nsubj 2 swung swing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 jungle case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 jungle det 5 jungle jungle NOUN Number=Sing 2 swung obl 6 on on ADP _ 8 vines case 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 vines amod 8 vines vine NOUN Number=Plur 2 swung obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 swung punct
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1 swing past Tarzan the jungle on long vines vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme through jungle=Source on vine=Trajectory
Example 2 My brother did a Tarzan yell from the climbing frame.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj case det compound obl punct root My PRON brother NOUN did VERB a DET Tarzan PROPN yell NOUN from ADP the DET climbing NOUN frame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 yell det 5 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 6 yell compound 6 yell yell NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 7 from from ADP _ 10 frame case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 frame det 9 climbing climbing NOUN Number=Sing 10 frame compound 10 frame frame NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past My brother a Tarzan yell the climbing frame vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yell=Eventuality
Example 3 In the story, Tarzan is raised by apes.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl:agent punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT Tarzan PROPN is AUX raised VERB by ADP apes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 raised obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 7 raised nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 raised aux:pass 7 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by ADP _ 9 apes case 9 apes ape NOUN Number=Plur 7 raised obl:agent 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 raised punct
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1 raise present · passive apes Tarzan the story vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in story=Destination
Example 4 Disney's "Tarzan" has songs by Phil Collins.
nsubj case punct appos punct obj case compound nmod punct root Disney PROPN 's PART " PUNCT Tarzan PROPN " PUNCT has VERB songs NOUN by ADP Phil PROPN Collins PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disney Disney PROPN Number=Sing 6 has nsubj 2 's 's PART _ 1 Disney case 3 " " PUNCT _ 4 Tarzan punct 4 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 1 Disney appos 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 Tarzan punct 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 6 has obj 8 by by ADP _ 10 Collins case 9 Phil Phil PROPN Number=Sing 10 Collins compound 10 Collins Collins PROPN Number=Sing 7 songs nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 has punct
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1 have present Disney songs by Phil Collins vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient 2 sing Phil Collins nom song «communication intransitive»: by=agent
Example 5 "Okay, Tarzan, put the sofa down," laughed Mum.
punct discourse punct vocative punct det obj compound:prt punct punct conj obj punct root " PUNCT Okay INTJ , PUNCT Tarzan PROPN , PUNCT put VERB the DET sofa NOUN down ADP , PUNCT " PUNCT laughed VERB Mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 6 put punct 2 Okay okay INTJ _ 6 put discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Tarzan punct 4 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 2 Okay vocative 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 Okay punct 6 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sofa det 8 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obj 9 down down ADP _ 6 put compound:prt 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 laughed punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 12 laughed punct 12 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 put conj 13 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 12 laughed obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 put punct
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1 put down in a quote imperative you not said here the sofa vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent sofa=Goal 2 laugh past you not said here Mum vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mum=Theme
Example 6 We tied a Tarzan swing to the big oak tree.
nsubj det compound obj case det amod compound obl punct root We PRON tied VERB a DET Tarzan PROPN swing NOUN to ADP the DET big ADJ oak NOUN tree 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 tied nsubj 2 tied tie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 swing det 4 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 5 swing compound 5 swing swing NOUN Number=Sing 2 tied obj 6 to to ADP _ 10 tree case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tree det 8 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 tree amod 9 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 10 tree compound 10 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 2 tied obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tied punct
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1 tie past We a Tarzan swing to the big oak tree vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent swing=Patient to tree=Co-Patient
Example 7 Tarzan and Jane meet in the jungle.
nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root Tarzan PROPN and CCONJ Jane PROPN meet VERB in ADP the DET jungle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tarzan Tarzan PROPN Number=Sing 4 meet nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Jane cc 3 Jane Jane PROPN Number=Sing 1 Tarzan conj 4 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 jungle case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 jungle det 7 jungle jungle NOUN Number=Sing 4 meet obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 meet punct
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1 meet present Tarzan and Jane the jungle vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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