thief Who acts: person, things, thief, Police, shopkeeper, you · What happens: steal, take, belong, ask, catch, stop · To what, where: things, bike, garden, thief, camera, magpie · Speech: someone speaks here
«thief» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: thief in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who steals: takes things that belong to someone else without asking.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl punct obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl advmod mark acl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON steals VERB : PUNCT takes VERB things NOUN that PRON belong VERB to ADP someone PRON else ADV without SCONJ asking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 steals nsubj 4 steals steal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 takes punct 6 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 takes obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 belong nsubj 9 belong belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 things acl:relcl 10 to to ADP _ 11 someone case 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 belong obl 12 else else ADV _ 11 someone advmod 13 without without SCONJ _ 14 asking mark 14 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 someone acl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 takes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 steal present a person vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 take present a person things vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 3 belong present things to someone vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 4 ask speech: ask gerund vn inquire-37.1.2 «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.
Example 1 The thief took the bike from the garden.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET thief NOUN took VERB the DET bike NOUN from ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thief det 2 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bike det 5 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 garden case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 garden det 8 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take past the thief the bike the garden vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent bike=Theme from garden=Initial_Location
Example 2 Police caught the thief on camera.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root Police NOUN caught VERB the DET thief NOUN on ADP camera NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 2 caught nsubj 2 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 thief det 4 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 2 caught obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 camera case 6 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 2 caught obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 caught punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 catch past Police the thief camera vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Theme
Example 3 "Stop, thief!" shouted the shopkeeper.
punct ccomp punct obj punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT Stop VERB , PUNCT thief NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT shouted VERB the DET shopkeeper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 2 Stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 shouted ccomp 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 thief punct 4 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 2 Stop obj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 7 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shopkeeper det 9 shopkeeper shopkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 7 shouted obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 shouted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop in a quote infinitive thief vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality thief=Eventuality 2 shout speech: express past the shopkeeper vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 4 Lock your bike so a thief cannot take it.
nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root Lock VERB your PRON bike NOUN so SCONJ a DET thief NOUN can AUX not PART take VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lock lock VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 bike nmod:poss 3 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lock obj 4 so so SCONJ _ 9 take mark 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 thief det 6 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 9 take nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 take aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 take advmod 9 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Lock advcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 take obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Lock punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lock imperative you not said here your bike vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Patient 2 not take can a thief bike vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 5 In the story, the thief was a magpie.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop det punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET thief NOUN was AUX a DET magpie 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 9 magpie obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 thief det 6 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 9 magpie nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 magpie cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 magpie det 9 magpie magpie NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 magpie punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past the thief a magpie the story tree rules
Example 6 A thief stole Grandma's handbag.
det nsubj nmod:poss case obj punct root A DET thief NOUN stole VERB Grandma PROPN 's PART handbag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thief det 2 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 stole nsubj 3 stole steal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 6 handbag nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Grandma case 6 handbag handbag NOUN Number=Sing 3 stole obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 stole punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 steal past a thief Grandma's handbag vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location handbag=Theme
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