underfur Who acts: Underfur, outer hairs, Sea otters, thick underfur, Brushing, Air · What happens: be, keep, have, grow, use, make · To what, where: soft thick short fur, hairs, thick underfur, otters, Beaver underfur, hats
«underfur» 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: underfur in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Underfur is the soft, thick, short fur close to the skin of some animals, under the longer outer hairs, which keeps them warm and dry.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct amod amod case det obl case det nmod punct case det advmod amod conj punct nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp cc conj punct root Underfur NOUN is AUX the DET soft ADJ , PUNCT thick ADJ , PUNCT short ADJ fur NOUN close ADJ to ADP the DET skin NOUN of ADP some DET animals NOUN , PUNCT under ADP the DET longer ADV outer ADJ hairs NOUN , PUNCT which PRON keeps VERB them PRON warm ADJ and CCONJ dry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 9 fur nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fur cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fur det 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fur amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 soft punct 6 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fur amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 thick punct 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fur amod 9 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fur amod 11 to to ADP _ 13 skin case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 skin det 13 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 10 close obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 animals case 15 some some DET PronType=Ind 16 animals det 16 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 13 skin nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 22 hairs punct 18 under under ADP _ 22 hairs case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 hairs det 20 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 21 outer advmod 21 outer outer ADJ Degree=Pos 22 hairs amod 22 hairs hair NOUN Number=Plur 9 fur conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 25 keeps punct 24 which which PRON PronType=Rel 25 keeps nsubj 25 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 hairs acl:relcl 26 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 keeps obj 27 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 25 keeps xcomp 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 dry cc 29 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 27 warm conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 9 fur punct
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1 is a present Underfur the soft thick short fur and the outer hairs tree rules 2 keep present the outer hairs hairs = hair warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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.
Example 1 Sea otters have thick underfur that keeps them warm in cold water.
compound nsubj amod obj nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp case amod obl punct root Sea NOUN otters NOUN have VERB thick ADJ underfur NOUN that PRON keeps VERB them PRON warm ADJ in ADP cold ADJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 otters compound 2 otters otter NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 underfur amod 5 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 keeps nsubj 7 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 underfur acl:relcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 keeps obj 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 keeps xcomp 10 in in ADP _ 12 water case 11 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 12 water amod 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 warm obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Sea otters thick underfur vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underfur=Patient 2 keep present thick underfur otters = otter warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 2 The fox's underfur grows thicker in winter.
det nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp case obl punct root The DET fox NOUN 's PART underfur NOUN grows VERB thicker ADJ in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fox det 2 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 4 underfur nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 fox case 4 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 5 grows nsubj 5 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 thicker thick ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 grows xcomp 7 in in ADP _ 8 winter case 8 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 5 grows obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 grows punct
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1 grow present the fox's underfur winter thick property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Beaver underfur was once used to make hats.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark advcl obj punct root Beaver NOUN underfur NOUN was AUX once ADV used VERB to PART make VERB hats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beaver beaver NOUN Number=Sing 2 underfur compound 2 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 5 used nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 used aux:pass 4 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 5 used advmod 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 used advcl 8 hats hat NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 used punct
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1 use past · passive Beaver underfur once property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 make to-infinitive hats vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hat=Product
Example 4 Brushing the dog removes loose underfur.
csubj det obj amod obj punct root Brushing VERB the DET dog NOUN removes VERB loose ADJ underfur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brushing brush VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 removes csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 1 Brushing obj 4 removes remove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 6 underfur amod 6 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 4 removes obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 removes punct
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1 brush gerund the dog vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent dog=Destination 2 remove present Brushing loose underfur vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underfur=Theme
Example 5 Air trapped in the underfur keeps the animal dry.
nsubj acl case det obl det obj xcomp punct root Air NOUN trapped VERB in ADP the DET underfur NOUN keeps VERB the DET animal NOUN dry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 keeps nsubj 2 trapped trap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Air acl 3 in in ADP _ 5 underfur case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 underfur det 5 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 2 trapped obl 6 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 animal det 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 6 keeps obj 9 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 keeps xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 keeps punct
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1 trap participle Air not said here the underfur vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in underfur=Destination 2 keep present Air the animal dry property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme
Example 6 Arctic hares have soft underfur under their white coats.
amod nsubj amod obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Arctic ADJ hares NOUN have VERB soft ADJ underfur NOUN under ADP their PRON white ADJ coats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arctic arctic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hares amod 2 hares hare NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 5 underfur amod 5 underfur underfur NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 under under ADP _ 9 coats case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 coats nmod:poss 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 9 coats amod 9 coats coat NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Arctic hares soft underfur hares's white coats vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent underfur=Patient
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