thundercloud

Who acts: thundercloud, huge tall dark cloud, we, Hail, Dad, picnic · What happens: be, bring, stand, come, pile up, see · To what, where: huge tall dark cloud, thunder, stories, Dark thunderclouds, hills, thundercloud · Speech: someone speaks here

«thundercloud» 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: thundercloud in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thundercloud is a huge, tall, dark cloud that brings thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thundercloud	det
2	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cloud	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 cloud	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 cloud	det
5	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cloud	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 huge	punct
7	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cloud	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 tall	punct
9	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cloud	amod
10	cloud	cloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 brings	nsubj
12	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 cloud	acl:relcl
13	thunder	thunder	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brings	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 lightning	punct
15	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cloud	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 rain	cc
17	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 rain	amod
18	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lightning	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 cloud	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a thundercloud	a huge tall dark cloud and lightning and heavy rain					tree rules
2	bring	present	a huge tall dark cloud and lightning and heavy rain	thunder					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent thunder=Theme

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

In stories, a thundercloud can stand for a coming danger or an angry mood.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 stories	case
2	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 stand	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 stories	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 thundercloud	det
5	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stand	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 stand	aux
7	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 danger	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 danger	det
10	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 danger	amod
11	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stand	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 mood	cc
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 mood	det
14	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 mood	amod
15	mood	mood	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 danger	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	can	a thundercloud			stories		for a coming danger or a angry mood	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in story=Location
2	come	gerund							vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Dark thunderclouds piled up over the hills.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 thunderclouds	amod
2	thunderclouds	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	piled	pile	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 thunderclouds	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 piled	compound:prt
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 hills	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hills	det
7	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 piled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thunderclouds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pile up	participle		Dark thunderclouds not said here		the hills			vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over hill=Destination

Example 2

When we saw the thundercloud, we left the beach and went inside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 saw	advmod
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 left	advcl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 thundercloud	det
5	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 saw	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 left	nsubj
8	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 beach	det
10	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 left	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 went	cc
12	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 left	conj
13	inside	inside	ADV	_	12 went	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	see	past	we	the thundercloud		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thundercloud=Stimulus
2	leave	past	we	the beach		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Theme
3	go	past	we not said here		inside property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

A thundercloud can be taller than a mountain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thundercloud	det
2	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 taller	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 taller	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 taller	cop
5	taller	tall	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	8 mountain	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mountain	det
8	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 taller	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 taller	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	a thundercloud					than a mountain; tall property	tree rules

Example 4

Thunderclouds are also called cumulonimbus clouds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thunderclouds	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 clouds	compound
6	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Thunderclouds					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 5

Hail can fall from a big thundercloud.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hail	hail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fall	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 fall	aux
3	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 thundercloud	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 thundercloud	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 thundercloud	amod
7	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fall	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	can	Hail			a big thundercloud			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from thundercloud=Initial_Location

Example 6

Dad came home with a face like a thundercloud.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 came	advmod
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 face	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 face	det
6	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	obl
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 thundercloud	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 thundercloud	det
9	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 face	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Dad					with a face like a thundercloud; home property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The picnic ended when a thundercloud rolled over the park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 picnic	det
2	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	nsubj
3	ended	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 rolled	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thundercloud	det
6	thundercloud	thundercloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rolled	nsubj:pass
7	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ended	advcl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 park	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 park	det
10	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rolled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past	the picnic						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	roll	participle · passive		a thundercloud		the park			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme over park=Trajectory

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