veldt Who acts: animals, Zebras, Leopard, High Veldt, Long dry grass, we · What happens: live, graze, be, cover, see, turn · To what, where: High Veldt, veldt, kind
«veldt» 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: veldt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The wide, open grassland of southern Africa, with few trees, where animals like zebras, giraffes and antelope live.
The tree, 18 words det amod punct amod case amod nmod punct case amod conj punct advmod nsubj case nmod punct conj cc conj acl:relcl punct root The DET wide ADJ , PUNCT open ADJ grassland NOUN of ADP southern ADJ Africa PROPN , PUNCT with ADP few ADJ trees NOUN , PUNCT where ADV animals NOUN like ADP zebras NOUN , PUNCT giraffes NOUN and CCONJ antelope NOUN live VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 grassland det 2 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grassland amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 wide punct 4 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grassland amod 5 grassland grassland NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 Africa case 7 southern southern ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Africa amod 8 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 5 grassland nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 trees punct 10 with with ADP _ 12 trees case 11 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 12 trees amod 12 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 5 grassland conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 22 live punct 14 where where ADV PronType=Rel 22 live advmod 15 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 22 live nsubj 16 like like ADP _ 17 zebras case 17 zebras zebra NOUN Number=Plur 15 animals nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 giraffes punct 19 giraffes giraffe NOUN Number=Plur 17 zebras conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 antelope cc 21 antelope antelope NOUN Number=Plur 17 zebras conj 22 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 trees acl:relcl 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 grassland punct
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1 live present animals like zebras and giraffes and antelope vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 Zebras and antelope graze on the veldt.
nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root Zebras NOUN and CCONJ antelope NOUN graze VERB on ADP the DET veldt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Zebras zebra NOUN Number=Plur 4 graze nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 antelope cc 3 antelope antelope NOUN Number=Plur 1 Zebras conj 4 graze graze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 veldt case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 veldt det 7 veldt veldt NOUN Number=Sing 4 graze obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 graze punct
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1 graze present Zebras and antelope on the veldt vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on veldt=Patient
Example 2 The Leopard lived on the High Veldt, which was sandy-yellow-brownish.
The tree, 12 words det nsubj case det amod obl punct nsubj cop amod punct amod punct conj punct root The DET Leopard PROPN lived VERB on ADP the DET High ADJ Veldt PROPN , PUNCT which PRON was AUX sandy ADJ - PUNCT yellow ADJ - PUNCT brownish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Leopard det 2 Leopard Leopard PROPN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 Veldt case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Veldt det 6 High high ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Veldt amod 7 Veldt Veldt PROPN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 15 brownish punct 9 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 brownish nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 brownish cop 11 sandy sandy ADJ Degree=Pos 15 brownish amod 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 sandy punct 13 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 15 brownish amod 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 yellow punct 15 brownish brownish ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Veldt conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past the Leopard the High Veldt vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on veldt=Location 2 is past the High Veldt brownish property tree rules
Example 3 Long dry grass covered the veldt as far as we could see.
amod amod nsubj det obj advmod advmod mark nsubj aux advcl punct root Long ADJ dry ADJ grass NOUN covered VERB the DET veldt NOUN as ADV far ADV as SCONJ we PRON could AUX see VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 grass amod 2 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 grass amod 3 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj 4 covered cover VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 veldt det 6 veldt veldt NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obj 7 as as ADV _ 8 far advmod 8 far far ADV Degree=Pos 4 covered advmod 9 as as SCONJ _ 12 see mark 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 see nsubj 11 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 see aux 12 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 far advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover past Long dry grass the veldt far property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme veldt=Destination 2 see could we vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 The veld is a kind of grassland in South Africa.
det nsubj cop det case nmod case compound nmod punct root The DET veld NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP grassland NOUN in ADP South PROPN Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 veld det 2 veld veld NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 grassland case 7 grassland grassland NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 Africa case 9 South South PROPN Number=Sing 10 Africa compound 10 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 7 grassland nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present the veld a kind of grassland in South Africa tree rules
Example 5 In the dry season, the veldt turns brown.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj xcomp punct root In ADP the DET dry ADJ season NOUN , PUNCT the DET veldt NOUN turns VERB brown ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 season case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 season det 3 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 season amod 4 season season NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 season punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 veldt det 7 veldt veldt NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns nsubj 8 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 8 turns xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 turns punct
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1 turn present the veldt season brown property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The Giraffe and the Zebra left the veldt for the forest.
det nsubj cc det conj det obj case det obl punct root The DET Giraffe PROPN and CCONJ the DET Zebra PROPN left VERB the DET veldt NOUN for ADP the DET forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Giraffe det 2 Giraffe Giraffe PROPN Number=Sing 6 left nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 Zebra cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Zebra det 5 Zebra Zebra PROPN Number=Sing 2 Giraffe conj 6 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 veldt det 8 veldt veldt NOUN Number=Sing 6 left obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 forest case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 forest det 11 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 6 left obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 left punct
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1 leave past the Giraffe and the Zebra the veldt for the forest vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent veldt=Theme for forest=Recipient
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