vole Who acts: vole, that, barn owl, Voles, Ratty, Water voles · What happens: be, live, swoop down, catch, have, dig · To what, where: small plump rodent, fields, vole, shorter tails, water vole, burrows
«vole» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: vole in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vole is a small, plump rodent like a mouse, with a short tail, small ears and a blunt nose, that lives in fields, woods and riverbanks.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case det nmod punct case det amod conj punct amod nmod cc det amod conj punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET vole NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT plump ADJ rodent NOUN like ADP a DET mouse NOUN , PUNCT with ADP a DET short ADJ tail NOUN , PUNCT small ADJ ears NOUN and CCONJ a DET blunt ADJ nose NOUN , PUNCT that PRON lives VERB in ADP fields NOUN , PUNCT woods NOUN and CCONJ riverbanks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vole det 2 vole vole NOUN Number=Sing 8 rodent nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 rodent cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 rodent det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rodent amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 plump plump ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rodent amod 8 rodent rodent NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 like like ADP _ 11 mouse case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mouse det 11 mouse mouse NOUN Number=Sing 8 rodent nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 tail punct 13 with with ADP _ 16 tail case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 tail det 15 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 16 tail amod 16 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 8 rodent conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 ears punct 18 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 19 ears amod 19 ears ear NOUN Number=Plur 16 tail nmod 20 and and CCONJ _ 23 nose cc 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 nose det 22 blunt blunt ADJ Degree=Pos 23 nose amod 23 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 19 ears conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 26 lives punct 25 that that PRON PronType=Rel 26 lives nsubj 26 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 rodent parataxis 27 in in ADP _ 28 fields case 28 fields field NOUN Number=Plur 26 lives obl 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 woods punct 30 woods wood NOUN Number=Plur 28 fields conj 31 and and CCONJ _ 32 riverbanks cc 32 riverbanks riverbank NOUN Number=Plur 28 fields conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 8 rodent punct
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1 is a present a vole a small plump rodent and a short tail small ears and a blunt nose like a mouse tree rules 2 live present that fields and woods and riverbanks vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in field=Location
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 A barn owl swooped down and caught a vole.
det compound nsubj compound:prt cc conj det obj punct root A DET barn NOUN owl NOUN swooped VERB down ADP and CCONJ caught VERB a DET vole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 owl det 2 barn barn NOUN Number=Sing 3 owl compound 3 owl owl NOUN Number=Sing 4 swooped nsubj 4 swooped swoop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 down down ADP _ 4 swooped compound:prt 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 caught cc 7 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 swooped conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 vole det 9 vole vole NOUN Number=Sing 7 caught obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 swooped punct
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1 swoop down past a barn owl tree rules 2 catch past a barn owl not said here a vole vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vole=Theme
Example 2 Voles have shorter tails than mice.
nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root Voles NOUN have VERB shorter ADJ tails NOUN than ADP mice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Voles vole NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 shorter short ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 tails amod 4 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 than than ADP _ 6 mice case 6 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 4 tails nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Voles shorter tails than mice vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
Example 3 Ratty in «The Wind in the Willows» is really a water vole.
The tree, 12 words nsubj case punct det nmod case det nmod punct cop advmod det compound punct root Ratty PROPN in ADP « PUNCT The DET Wind PROPN in ADP the DET Willows PROPN » PUNCT is AUX really ADV a DET water NOUN vole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ratty Ratty PROPN Number=Sing 14 vole nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 Wind case 3 « « PUNCT _ 5 Wind punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Wind det 5 Wind Wind PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ratty nmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 Willows case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Willows det 8 Willows Willow PROPN Number=Plur 5 Wind nmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 5 Wind punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 vole cop 11 really really ADV _ 14 vole advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 vole det 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 vole compound 14 vole vole NOUN Number=Sing root root 15 . . PUNCT _ 14 vole punct
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1 is a present Ratty in the Wind in the Willows a water vole tree rules
Example 4 Water voles dig burrows in riverbanks.
compound nsubj obj case obl punct root Water NOUN voles NOUN dig VERB burrows NOUN in ADP riverbanks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 voles compound 2 voles vole NOUN Number=Plur 3 dig nsubj 3 dig dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 3 dig obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 riverbanks case 6 riverbanks riverbank NOUN Number=Plur 3 dig obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 dig punct
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1 dig present Water voles burrows riverbanks vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent burrow=Theme in riverbank=Location
Example 5 We found vole tunnels in the long grass.
nsubj compound obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON found VERB vole NOUN tunnels NOUN in ADP the DET long ADJ grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 vole vole NOUN Number=Sing 4 tunnels compound 4 tunnels tunnel NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 grass case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 grass det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 grass amod 8 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We vole tunnels the long grass vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tunnel=Topic
Example 6 Voles eat grass, roots and seeds.
nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Voles NOUN eat VERB grass NOUN , PUNCT roots NOUN and CCONJ seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Voles vole NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 roots punct 5 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 3 grass conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 seeds cc 7 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 3 grass conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Voles grass and roots and seeds vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient
Example 7 The kestrel hovered, looking for voles.
det nsubj punct advcl case obl punct root The DET kestrel NOUN hovered VERB , PUNCT looking VERB for ADP voles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kestrel det 2 kestrel kestrel NOUN Number=Sing 3 hovered nsubj 3 hovered hover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 looking punct 5 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 hovered advcl 6 for for ADP _ 7 voles case 7 voles vole NOUN Number=Plur 5 looking obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hovered punct
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1 hover past the kestrel vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 look gerund the kestrel not said here for voles vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for vole=Theme
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