thunderbolt Who acts: lightning, thunder, Something, thunderbolt, Zeus, news · What happens: flash, crash, come, throw, bolt, strike · To what, where: lightning, Norse myths, old oak, thunderbolts, Mount Olympus, us · Speech: someone speaks here
«thunderbolt» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: thunderbolt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flash of lightning together with a crash of thunder.
det nsubj case nmod advmod case det case nmod punct root A DET flash NOUN of ADP lightning NOUN together ADV with ADP a DET crash NOUN of ADP thunder NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flash det 2 flash flash NOUN Number=Sing 8 crash nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 lightning case 4 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 2 flash nmod 5 together together ADV _ 8 crash advmod 6 with with ADP _ 8 crash case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 crash det 8 crash crash NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 thunder case 10 thunder thunder NOUN Number=Sing 8 crash nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 crash punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 flash lightning nom flash «event intransitive»: of=agent 2 crash thunder nom crash «event intransitive»: of=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 Something sudden and shocking: the news came like a thunderbolt.
nsubj amod cc conj punct det nsubj case det obl punct root Something PRON sudden ADJ and CCONJ shocking ADJ : PUNCT the DET news NOUN came VERB like ADP a DET thunderbolt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 came nsubj 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something amod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 shocking cc 4 shocking shocking ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sudden conj 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 came punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 news det 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 8 came nsubj 8 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 like like ADP _ 11 thunderbolt case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 thunderbolt det 11 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 8 came obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 came punct
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1 come past Something like a thunderbolt vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: myths — kept apart, not parsed.
A bolt of lightning thrown as a weapon by a god, such as Zeus in Greek myths or Thor in Norse myths.
The tree, 22 words det case nmod acl case det obl case det obl punct case fixed appos case amod nmod cc conj case amod obl punct root A DET bolt NOUN of ADP lightning NOUN thrown VERB as ADP a DET weapon NOUN by ADP a DET god NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP Zeus PROPN in ADP Greek ADJ myths NOUN or CCONJ Thor NOUN in ADP Norse ADJ myths NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bolt det 2 bolt bolt NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 lightning case 4 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 2 bolt nmod 5 thrown throw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 lightning acl 6 as as ADP _ 8 weapon case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 weapon det 8 weapon weapon NOUN Number=Sing 5 thrown obl 9 by by ADP _ 11 god case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 god det 11 god god NOUN Number=Sing 5 thrown obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 Zeus punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 Zeus case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 Zeus Zeus PROPN Number=Sing 11 god appos 16 in in ADP _ 18 myths case 17 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 18 myths amod 18 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 15 Zeus nmod 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 Thor cc 20 Thor thor NOUN Number=Sing 18 myths conj 21 in in ADP _ 23 myths case 22 Norse norse ADJ Degree=Pos 23 myths amod 23 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 5 thrown obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 bolt punct
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1 throw participle lightning not said here Norse myths as a weapon; by a god vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by god=Destination 2 bolt lightning nom bolt «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 A thunderbolt struck the old oak.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root A DET thunderbolt NOUN struck VERB the DET old ADJ oak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thunderbolt det 2 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 3 struck nsubj 3 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 oak det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 oak amod 6 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 3 struck obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 struck punct
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1 strike past a thunderbolt the old oak vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oak=Patient
Example 2 Zeus threw thunderbolts from Mount Olympus.
nsubj obj case compound obl punct root Zeus PROPN threw VERB thunderbolts NOUN from ADP Mount PROPN Olympus PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zeus Zeus PROPN Number=Sing 2 threw nsubj 2 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thunderbolts thunderbolt NOUN Number=Plur 2 threw obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 Olympus case 5 Mount Mount PROPN Number=Sing 6 Olympus compound 6 Olympus Olympus PROPN Number=Sing 2 threw obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 threw punct
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1 throw past Zeus thunderbolts Mount Olympus vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent thunderbolt=Theme from olympus=Initial_Location
Example 3 The news hit us like a thunderbolt.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET news NOUN hit VERB us PRON like ADP a DET thunderbolt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit nsubj 3 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 hit obj 5 like like ADP _ 7 thunderbolt case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thunderbolt det 7 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hit punct
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1 hit past the news us like a thunderbolt vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme we=Co-Theme
Example 4 Thor's hammer made thunder and lightning.
nmod:poss case nsubj obj cc conj punct root Thor PROPN 's PART hammer NOUN made VERB thunder NOUN and CCONJ lightning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thor Thor PROPN Number=Sing 3 hammer nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Thor case 3 hammer hammer NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 thunder thunder NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 lightning cc 7 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 5 thunder conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past Thor's hammer thunder and lightning vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material thunder=Product
Example 5 The thunderbolt lit up the whole sky.
det acl compound:prt det amod obj punct root The DET thunderbolt NOUN lit VERB up ADP the DET whole ADJ sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thunderbolt det 2 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 lit lit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 thunderbolt acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 lit compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sky det 6 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sky amod 7 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 3 lit obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 thunderbolt punct
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1 lit up participle the thunderbolt not said here the whole sky tree rules
Example 6 Toad's arrest came like a thunderbolt to his friends.
nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl punct root Toad PROPN 's PART arrest NOUN came VERB like ADP a DET thunderbolt NOUN to ADP his PRON friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 3 arrest nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Toad case 3 arrest arrest NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 like like ADP _ 7 thunderbolt case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thunderbolt det 7 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 4 came obl 8 to to ADP _ 10 friends case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 friends nmod:poss 10 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 4 came obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past Toad's arrest like a thunderbolt; to arrest's friends vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to friend=Initial_Location 2 arrest Toad nom arrest «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case obl case det obl punct root The DET Caliph PROPN 's PART commandment NOUN fell VERB upon ADP me PRON like ADP a DET thunderbolt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Caliph det 2 Caliph Caliph PROPN Number=Sing 4 commandment nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Caliph case 4 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell nsubj 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 upon upon ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 fell obl 8 like like ADP _ 10 thunderbolt case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 thunderbolt det 10 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall past the Caliph's commandment upon me; like a thunderbolt vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon i=Location 2 command the Caliph nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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