vulture Who acts: vulture, bald head, person, someone, head, Vultures · What happens: be, eat, wait, take, trouble, circle · To what, where: large bird, meat, person, advantage, Vultures, savannah · Speech: someone speaks here
«vulture» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: vulture in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vulture is a large bird with a bald or nearly bald head that eats the meat of dead animals.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod case det amod cc advmod conj nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj case amod nmod punct root A DET vulture NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ bird NOUN with ADP a DET bald ADJ or CCONJ nearly ADV bald ADJ head NOUN that PRON eats VERB the DET meat NOUN of ADP dead ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vulture det 2 vulture vulture NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bird det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bird amod 6 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 13 head case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 head det 9 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 13 head amod 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 bald cc 11 nearly nearly ADV _ 12 bald advmod 12 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bald conj 13 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nmod 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 eats nsubj 15 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 head acl:relcl 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 meat det 17 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 15 eats obj 18 of of ADP _ 20 animals case 19 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 20 animals amod 20 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 17 meat nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 bird punct
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1 is a present a vulture a large bird with a bald head tree rules 2 eat present a bald head the meat of dead animals vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=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 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A vulture is a person who waits to take advantage of someone else's trouble or bad luck.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp obj case nmod:poss advmod case obl cc amod conj punct root A DET vulture NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON waits VERB to PART take VERB advantage NOUN of ADP someone PRON else ADV 's PART trouble NOUN or CCONJ bad ADJ luck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vulture det 2 vulture vulture NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 waits nsubj 7 waits wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 take mark 9 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 waits xcomp 10 advantage advantage NOUN Number=Sing 9 take obj 11 of of ADP _ 15 trouble case 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 trouble nmod:poss 13 else else ADV _ 12 someone advmod 14 's 's PART _ 12 someone case 15 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 9 take obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 luck cc 17 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 18 luck amod 18 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing 15 trouble conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a vulture a person tree rules 2 wait present a person tree rules 3 take to-infinitive a person not said here advantage of someone's trouble or bad luck vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent advantage=Theme of trouble=Initial_Location 4 trouble someone nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Vultures circled high over the savannah.
acl advmod case det obl punct root Vultures NOUN circled VERB high ADV over ADP the DET savannah NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vultures vulture NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 circled circle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Vultures acl 3 high high ADV Degree=Pos 2 circled advmod 4 over over ADP _ 6 savannah case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 savannah det 6 savannah savannah NOUN Number=Sing 2 circled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Vultures punct
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1 circle participle Vultures not said here the savannah high property vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A vulture's bald head stays clean when it feeds.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl punct root A DET vulture NOUN 's PART bald ADJ head NOUN stays VERB clean ADJ when SCONJ it PRON feeds VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vulture det 2 vulture vulture NOUN Number=Sing 5 head nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 vulture case 4 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 5 head amod 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 stays nsubj 6 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stays xcomp 8 when when SCONJ _ 10 feeds mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 feeds nsubj 10 feeds feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stays advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 stays punct
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1 stay present a vulture's bald head clean property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 feed present head vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Vultures are nature's clean-up crew.
nsubj cop nsubj case amod punct compound punct root Vultures NOUN are AUX nature NOUN 's PART clean ADJ - PUNCT up NOUN crew NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vultures vulture NOUN Number=Plur 3 nature nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 nature cop 3 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 8 crew nsubj 4 's 's PART _ 3 nature case 5 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 7 up amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 clean punct 7 up up NOUN Number=Sing 8 crew compound 8 crew crew NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 crew punct
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1 is present Vultures 's nature tree rules
Example 4 Without vultures, dead animals would spread disease.
case obl punct amod nsubj aux obj punct root Without ADP vultures NOUN , PUNCT dead ADJ animals NOUN would AUX spread VERB disease NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 2 vultures case 2 vultures vulture NOUN Number=Plur 7 spread obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 vultures punct 4 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 5 animals amod 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 7 spread nsubj 6 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 spread aux 7 spread spread VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 7 spread obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 spread punct
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1 spread would dead animals disease without vultures vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location disease=Theme
Example 5 The condor is a kind of New World vulture.
det nsubj cop det case amod compound nmod punct root The DET condor NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP New ADJ World PROPN vulture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 condor det 2 condor condor 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 _ 9 vulture case 7 New New ADJ Degree=Pos 8 World amod 8 World World PROPN Number=Sing 9 vulture compound 9 vulture vulture NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present the condor a kind of World vulture tree rules
Example 6 As soon as the shop closed, buyers came like vultures for the cheap stock.
The tree, 14 words advmod advmod mark det nsubj advcl punct nsubj case obl case det amod nmod punct root As ADV soon ADV as SCONJ the DET shop NOUN closed VERB , PUNCT buyers NOUN came VERB like ADP vultures NOUN for ADP the DET cheap ADJ stock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADV _ 2 soon advmod 2 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 9 came advmod 3 as as SCONJ _ 6 closed mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shop det 5 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 6 closed nsubj 6 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 came advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 closed punct 8 buyers buyer NOUN Number=Plur 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 like like ADP _ 11 vultures case 11 vultures vulture NOUN Number=Plur 9 came obl 12 for for ADP _ 15 stock case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 stock det 14 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 15 stock amod 15 stock stock NOUN Number=Sing 11 vultures nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 came punct
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1 close participle the shop vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 come past buyers like vultures for the cheap stock; soon property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 My aunt is a real culture vulture — she visits every museum.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod compound punct nsubj conj det obj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ culture NOUN vulture NOUN — PUNCT she PRON visits VERB every DET museum NOUN . 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 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 7 vulture nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 vulture cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 vulture det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vulture amod 6 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 7 vulture compound 7 vulture vulture NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 — - PUNCT _ 10 visits punct 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 visits nsubj 10 visits visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 vulture conj 11 every every DET PronType=Tot 12 museum det 12 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 10 visits obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 vulture punct
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1 is a present My aunt a real culture vulture tree rules 2 visit present vulture every museum vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent
Example 8 The Vulture thought this reasonable, and let Lambikin pass.
det nsubj nsubj ccomp punct cc ccomp obj xcomp punct root The DET Vulture PROPN thought VERB this PRON reasonable ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ let VERB Lambikin PROPN pass VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Vulture det 2 Vulture Vulture PROPN Number=Sing 3 thought nsubj 3 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 reasonable nsubj 5 reasonable reasonable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thought ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 let punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 let cc 8 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 thought ccomp 9 Lambikin Lambikin PROPN Number=Sing 8 let obj 10 pass pass VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 let xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past the Vulture vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 let infinitive Lambikin tree rules 3 pass infinitive Lambikin not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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