triton Who acts: Triton, half man, Neptune, space probe, museum, planet · What happens: be, blow, point, use, calm, take · To what, where: sea god, myths, conch shell, largest moon, large sea snail, triton
«triton» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: triton in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Triton is a sea god in the myths of ancient Greece, half man and half fish, who blows a conch shell like a trumpet.
The tree, 24 words nsubj cop det compound case det nmod case amod nmod punct amod conj cc compound conj punct nsubj acl:relcl det compound obj case det obl punct root Triton PROPN is AUX a DET sea NOUN god NOUN in ADP the DET myths NOUN of ADP ancient ADJ Greece PROPN , PUNCT half ADJ man NOUN and CCONJ half NOUN fish NOUN , PUNCT who PRON blows VERB a DET conch NOUN shell NOUN like ADP a DET trumpet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 5 god nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 god cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 god det 4 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 5 god compound 5 god god NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 myths case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 myths det 8 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 5 god nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 Greece case 10 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Greece amod 11 Greece Greece PROPN Number=Sing 8 myths nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 man punct 13 half half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 14 man amod 14 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 god conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 fish cc 16 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 17 fish compound 17 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 14 man conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 blows punct 19 who who PRON PronType=Rel 20 blows nsubj 20 blows blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 man acl:relcl 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 shell det 22 conch conch NOUN Number=Sing 23 shell compound 23 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 20 blows obj 24 like like ADP _ 26 trumpet case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 trumpet det 26 trumpet trumpet NOUN Number=Sing 20 blows obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 god punct
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1 is a present Triton a sea god and half man and half fish the myths of ancient Greece tree rules 2 blow present half man and half fish a conch shell like a trumpet vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent shell=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 Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune; it is icy and very cold.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det amod case det compound nmod punct nsubj cop parataxis cc advmod conj punct root Triton PROPN is AUX the DET largest ADJ moon NOUN of ADP the DET planet NOUN Neptune PROPN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX icy ADJ and CCONJ very ADV cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 5 moon nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 moon cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 moon det 4 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 5 moon amod 5 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 Neptune case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Neptune det 8 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 9 Neptune compound 9 Neptune Neptune PROPN Number=Sing 5 moon nmod 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 icy punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 icy nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 icy cop 13 icy icy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 moon parataxis 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 cold cc 15 very very ADV _ 16 cold advmod 16 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 13 icy conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 moon punct
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1 is a present Triton the largest moon of the planet Neptune tree rules 2 is present Neptune icy property tree rules 3 be Neptune not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 A triton is also a large sea snail with a long, pointed shell (triton shell).
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod compound case det amod punct amod nmod punct compound appos punct punct root A DET triton NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET large ADJ sea NOUN snail NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ , PUNCT pointed VERB shell NOUN ( PUNCT triton NOUN shell NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 triton det 2 triton triton NOUN Number=Sing 8 snail nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 snail cop 4 also also ADV _ 8 snail advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 snail det 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 snail amod 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 snail compound 8 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 14 shell case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 shell det 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 14 shell amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 long punct 13 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 shell amod 14 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 8 snail nmod 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 shell punct 16 triton triton NOUN Number=Sing 17 shell compound 17 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 14 shell appos 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 shell punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 snail punct
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1 is a present a triton a large sea snail with a long pointed shell tree rules 2 point participle vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: Europe — kept apart, not parsed.
In some books, «triton» is used for a kind of newt.
The tree, 11 words case det obl punct punct nsubj:pass punct aux:pass case det obl case nmod punct root In ADP some DET books NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT triton NOUN » PUNCT is AUX used VERB for ADP a DET kind NOUN of ADP newt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 books case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 books det 3 books book NOUN Number=Plur 9 used obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 books punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 triton punct 6 triton triton NOUN Number=Sing 9 used nsubj:pass 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 triton punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 used aux:pass 9 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 for for ADP _ 12 kind case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 kind det 12 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 9 used obl 13 of of ADP _ 14 newt case 14 newt newt NOUN Number=Sing 12 kind nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 used punct
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1 use present · passive triton some books for a kind of newt vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for kind=Eventuality
Example 1 Triton is the biggest moon of Neptune.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Triton PROPN is AUX the DET biggest ADJ moon NOUN of ADP Neptune PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 5 moon nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 moon cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 moon det 4 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 5 moon amod 5 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 Neptune case 7 Neptune Neptune PROPN Number=Sing 5 moon nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 moon punct
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1 is a present Triton the biggest moon of Neptune tree rules
Example 2 In the Greek myth, Triton blew his shell to calm the waves.
case det amod obl punct nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root In ADP the DET Greek ADJ myth NOUN , PUNCT Triton PROPN blew VERB his PRON shell NOUN to PART calm VERB the DET waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 myth case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 myth det 3 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 4 myth amod 4 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 7 blew obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 myth punct 6 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 7 blew nsubj 7 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 shell nmod:poss 9 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 7 blew obj 10 to to PART _ 11 calm mark 11 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 blew advcl 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 waves det 13 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 11 calm obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 blew punct
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1 blow past Triton Triton's shell in the Greek myth vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent shell=Patient in myth=Topic 2 calm to-infinitive Triton not said here the waves vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wave=Experiencer
Example 3 The space probe took photos of Triton's icy surface.
det compound nsubj obj case nmod:poss case amod nmod punct root The DET space NOUN probe NOUN took VERB photos NOUN of ADP Triton PROPN 's PART icy ADJ surface NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 probe det 2 space space NOUN Number=Sing 3 probe compound 3 probe probe NOUN Number=Sing 4 took nsubj 4 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 4 took obj 6 of of ADP _ 10 surface case 7 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 10 surface nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Triton case 9 icy icy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 surface amod 10 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 5 photos nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 took punct
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1 take past the space probe photos of Triton's icy surface vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme
Example 4 The museum had a huge triton shell.
det nsubj det amod compound obj punct root The DET museum NOUN had VERB a DET huge ADJ triton NOUN shell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 shell det 5 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shell amod 6 triton triton NOUN Number=Sing 7 shell compound 7 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the museum a huge triton shell vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Patient
Example 5 Triton orbits Neptune in the opposite direction to the planet's spin.
nsubj obj case det amod obl case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Triton PROPN orbits VERB Neptune PROPN in ADP the DET opposite ADJ direction NOUN to ADP the DET planet NOUN 's PART spin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 2 orbits nsubj 2 orbits orbit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Neptune Neptune PROPN Number=Sing 2 orbits obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 direction case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 direction det 6 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 direction amod 7 direction direction NOUN Number=Sing 2 orbits obl 8 to to ADP _ 12 spin case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 planet det 10 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 12 spin nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 planet case 12 spin spin NOUN Number=Sing 7 direction nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 orbits punct
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1 orbit present Triton Neptune the opposite direction to the planet's spin tree rules 2 spin the planet nom spin «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Our fountain has a statue of Triton holding a conch.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case nmod acl det obj punct root Our PRON fountain NOUN has VERB a DET statue NOUN of ADP Triton PROPN holding VERB a DET conch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 fountain nmod:poss 2 fountain fountain NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 statue det 5 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 Triton case 7 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 5 statue nmod 8 holding hold VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 statue acl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 conch det 10 conch conch NOUN Number=Sing 8 holding obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our fountain a statue of Triton vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statue=Patient 2 hold gerund a statue of Triton not said here a conch vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conch=Theme
Example 7 Triton is so cold that nitrogen freezes on it.
nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl case obl punct root Triton PROPN is AUX so ADV cold ADJ that SCONJ nitrogen NOUN freezes VERB on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 4 cold nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cold cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 cold advmod 4 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 freezes mark 6 nitrogen nitrogen NOUN Number=Sing 7 freezes nsubj 7 freezes freeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cold advcl 8 on on ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 freezes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 cold punct
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1 is present Triton cold property tree rules 2 freeze present nitrogen it vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 8 Triton is always represented as half man, half fish, the body below the waist terminating in the tail of a dolphin.
The tree, 21 words nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case amod obl punct compound conj punct det conj case det nmod acl case det obl case det nmod punct root Triton NOUN is AUX always ADV represented VERB as ADP half ADJ man NOUN , PUNCT half NOUN fish NOUN , PUNCT the DET body NOUN below ADP the DET waist NOUN terminating VERB in ADP the DET tail NOUN of ADP a DET dolphin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Triton triton NOUN Number=Sing 4 represented nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 represented aux:pass 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 represented advmod 4 represented represent VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 as as ADP _ 7 man case 6 half half ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 represented obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 fish punct 9 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 10 fish compound 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 7 man conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 body punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 body det 13 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 man conj 14 below below ADP _ 16 waist case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 waist det 16 waist waist NOUN Number=Sing 13 body nmod 17 terminating terminate VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 waist acl 18 in in ADP _ 20 tail case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 tail det 20 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 17 terminating obl 21 of of ADP _ 23 dolphin case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 dolphin det 23 dolphin dolphin NOUN Number=Sing 20 tail nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 represented punct
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1 represent present · passive Triton as half man and half fish and the body below the waist; always property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as man=Attribute 2 terminate gerund the waist not said here the tail of a dolphin vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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