undercover Who acts: Undercover, police, undercover officer, reporter, spy, undercover inspector · What happens: mean, work, pretend, be, find out, do · To what, where: someone, information, cover, builder, truth, café
«undercover» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: undercover in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Undercover means working secretly, pretending to be someone else, to find out information, as police or spies do.
The tree, 18 words nsubj xcomp advmod punct advcl mark cop xcomp advmod punct mark advcl compound:prt obj punct mark nsubj cc conj conj punct root Undercover PROPN means VERB working VERB secretly ADV , PUNCT pretending VERB to PART be AUX someone PRON else ADV , PUNCT to PART find VERB out ADP information NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ police NOUN or CCONJ spies NOUN do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Undercover Undercover PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 secretly secretly ADV _ 3 working advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 pretending punct 6 pretending pretend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 working advcl 7 to to PART _ 9 someone mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 someone cop 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 pretending xcomp 10 else else ADV _ 9 someone advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 find punct 12 to to PART _ 13 find mark 13 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 pretending advcl 14 out out ADP _ 13 find compound:prt 15 information information NOUN Number=Sing 13 find obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 21 do punct 17 as as SCONJ _ 21 do mark 18 police police NOUN Number=Plur 21 do nsubj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 spies cc 20 spies spy NOUN Number=Plur 18 police conj 21 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 find conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Undercover vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 work not said to happen gerund Undercover not said here secretly property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 pretend gerund Undercover not said here tree rules 4 is a to-infinitive Undercover not said here someone else property tree rules 5 find out to-infinitive Undercover not said here information vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Topic 6 do present police or spies vn act-114-1 «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.
Meaning 2 Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.
To go undercover is to start working in this secret way.
mark advcl advmod cop mark xcomp case det amod obl punct root To PART go VERB undercover ADV is AUX to PART start VERB working VERB in ADP this DET secret ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 go mark 2 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 start advcl 3 undercover undercover ADV _ 2 go advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 start cop 5 to to PART _ 6 start mark 6 start start VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 start xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 11 way case 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 way det 10 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 working obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 start punct
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1 go to-infinitive undercover property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present start property tree rules 3 work gerund in this secret way vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: sometimes «under cover» — kept apart, not parsed.
Under cover means under a roof or shelter, out of the rain.
case obl case det obl cc conj punct case case det conj punct root Under ADP cover NOUN means VERB under ADP a DET roof NOUN or CCONJ shelter NOUN , PUNCT out ADP of ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Under under ADP _ 2 cover case 2 cover cover NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 under under ADP _ 6 roof case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 roof det 6 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 shelter cc 8 shelter shelter NOUN Number=Sing 6 roof conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 rain punct 10 out out ADP _ 13 rain case 11 of of ADP _ 13 rain case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 rain det 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 6 roof conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present cover under a roof or shelter and the rain vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The undercover officer pretended to be a builder.
det compound nsubj mark cop det ccomp punct root The DET undercover NOUN officer NOUN pretended VERB to PART be AUX a DET builder NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 officer det 2 undercover undercover NOUN Number=Sing 3 officer compound 3 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing 4 pretended nsubj 4 pretended pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 8 builder mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 builder cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 builder det 8 builder builder NOUN Number=Sing 4 pretended ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 pretended punct
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1 pretend past the undercover officer tree rules 2 is a to-infinitive the undercover officer not said here a builder tree rules
Example 2 The reporter went undercover to find out the truth.
det nsubj advmod mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root The DET reporter NOUN went VERB undercover ADV to PART find VERB out ADP the DET truth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 reporter det 2 reporter reporter NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 undercover undercover ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 went advcl 7 out out ADP _ 6 find compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 truth det 9 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the reporter undercover property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 find out to-infinitive the reporter not said here the truth vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic
Example 3 In the film, the spy worked undercover for years.
case det obl punct det nsubj advmod case obl punct root In ADP the DET film NOUN , PUNCT the DET spy NOUN worked VERB undercover ADV for ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 film case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 film det 3 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 worked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 film punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 spy det 6 spy spy NOUN Number=Sing 7 worked nsubj 7 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 undercover undercover ADV _ 7 worked advmod 9 for for ADP _ 10 years case 10 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 worked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 worked punct
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1 work past the spy year in the film; undercover property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in film=Theme
Example 4 An undercover inspector ate at the café.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root An DET undercover ADJ inspector NOUN ate VERB at ADP the DET café NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 inspector det 2 undercover undercover ADJ Degree=Pos 3 inspector amod 3 inspector inspector NOUN Number=Sing 4 ate nsubj 4 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 café case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 café det 7 café café NOUN Number=Sing 4 ate obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 ate punct
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1 eat past a undercover inspector the café vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Keep the logs under cover so they stay dry.
det obj case obl advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Keep VERB the DET logs NOUN under ADP cover NOUN so ADV they PRON stay VERB dry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 logs det 3 logs log NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obj 4 under under ADP _ 5 cover case 5 cover cover NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 6 so so ADV _ 8 stay advmod 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 stay nsubj 8 stay stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Keep advcl 9 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 stay xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the logs cover vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent log=Theme under cover=Location 2 stay present logs = log dry property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 My cat went undercover under the bed when the hoover came out. (joking)
Sentence 1: My cat went undercover under the bed when the hoover came out.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod case det obl mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root My PRON cat NOUN went VERB undercover ADV under ADP the DET bed NOUN when SCONJ the DET hoover NOUN came VERB out ADV . 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 cat nmod:poss 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 undercover undercover ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 under under ADP _ 7 bed case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bed det 7 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 when when SCONJ _ 11 came mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hoover det 10 hoover hoover NOUN Number=Sing 11 came nsubj 11 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 went advcl 12 out out ADV _ 11 came advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past My cat the bed undercover property vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under bed=Location 2 come out past the hoover out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
Sentence 2: (joking)
punct punct root ( PUNCT joking VERB ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 joking punct 2 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 joking punct
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1 joke speech: other gerund vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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