waddle Who acts: swaying walk, ducks, Penguins, toddler, I, goose · What happens: walk, sway, waddle down, waddle, slide, honk · To what, where: side, pond, ice, bellies, big snowsuit, ducklings · Speech: someone speaks here
«waddle» 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: waddle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side, like a duck or penguin.
The tree, 15 words mark case amod obl punct advcl case obl case obl punct case det obl cc conj punct root To PART walk VERB with ADP short ADJ steps NOUN , PUNCT swaying VERB from ADP side NOUN to ADP side NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET duck NOUN or CCONJ penguin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 walk mark 2 walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 steps case 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 5 steps amod 5 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 2 walk obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 swaying punct 7 swaying sway VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 walk advcl 8 from from ADP _ 9 side case 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 swaying obl 10 to to ADP _ 11 side case 11 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 swaying obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 duck punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 duck case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 duck det 15 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 7 swaying obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 penguin cc 17 penguin penguin NOUN Number=Sing 15 duck conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 walk punct
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1 walk to-infinitive with short steps vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sway gerund side to side; like a duck or penguin vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «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.
Meaning 2 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A swaying walk like this: the toddler walked with a funny waddle.
det amod nsubj case nmod punct det nsubj case det amod obl punct root A DET swaying VERB walk NOUN like ADP this PRON : PUNCT the DET toddler NOUN walked VERB with ADP a DET funny ADJ waddle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 walk det 2 swaying sway VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 walk amod 3 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 9 walked nsubj 4 like like ADP _ 5 this case 5 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 walk nmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 walked punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 toddler det 8 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 9 walked nsubj 9 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 with with ADP _ 13 waddle case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 waddle det 12 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 13 waddle amod 13 waddle waddle NOUN Number=Sing 9 walked obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 walked punct
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1 sway gerund vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 walk past a swaying walk like this with a funny waddle vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The ducks waddled down to the pond.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET ducks NOUN waddled VERB down ADV to ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ducks det 2 ducks duck NOUN Number=Plur 3 waddled nsubj 3 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADV _ 3 waddled advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 pond case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 3 waddled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 waddled punct
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1 waddle down past the ducks the pond down property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to pond=Destination
Example 2 Penguins waddle across the ice, then slide on their bellies.
nsubj case det obl punct advmod conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Penguins NOUN waddle VERB across ADP the DET ice NOUN , PUNCT then ADV slide VERB on ADP their PRON bellies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 2 waddle nsubj 2 waddle waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 across across ADP _ 5 ice case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ice det 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 waddle obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 slide punct 7 then then ADV PronType=Dem 8 slide advmod 8 slide slide VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 waddle conj 9 on on ADP _ 11 bellies case 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 bellies nmod:poss 11 bellies belly NOUN Number=Plur 8 slide obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 waddle punct
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1 waddle present Penguins the ice vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across ice=Trajectory 2 slide infinitive Penguins not said here Penguins's bellies then vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on belly=Trajectory
Example 3 The toddler waddled after the ball.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET toddler NOUN waddled VERB after ADP the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 toddler det 2 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 3 waddled nsubj 3 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 6 ball case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ball det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 waddled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 waddled punct
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1 waddle past the toddler after the ball vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 In my big snowsuit I could only waddle.
case nmod:poss amod obl nsubj aux advmod punct root In ADP my PRON big ADJ snowsuit NOUN I PRON could AUX only ADV waddle VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 snowsuit case 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 snowsuit nmod:poss 3 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 snowsuit amod 4 snowsuit snowsuit NOUN Number=Sing 8 waddle obl 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 waddle nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 waddle aux 7 only only ADV _ 8 waddle advmod 8 waddle waddle VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 waddle punct
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1 waddle could I my big snowsuit vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in snowsuit=Trajectory
Example 5 The goose waddled towards us and honked.
det nsubj case obl cc conj punct root The DET goose NOUN waddled VERB towards ADP us PRON and CCONJ honked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 goose det 2 goose goose NOUN Number=Sing 3 waddled nsubj 3 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 towards towards ADP _ 5 us case 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 waddled obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 honked cc 7 honked honk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 waddled conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 waddled punct
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1 waddle past the goose towards us vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards we=Destination 2 honk past the goose not said here vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 A row of ducklings waddled behind their mother.
det case nmod acl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET row NOUN of ADP ducklings NOUN waddled VERB behind ADP their PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 row det 2 row row NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 ducklings case 4 ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 2 row nmod 5 waddled waddle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 ducklings acl 6 behind behind ADP _ 8 mother case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mother nmod:poss 8 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 5 waddled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 row punct
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1 waddle participle ducklings not said here behind ducklings's mother vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind mother=Trajectory
Example 7 The fat old cat waddled to its bowl.
det amod amod nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET fat ADJ old ADJ cat NOUN waddled VERB to ADP its PRON bowl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cat det 2 fat fat ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cat amod 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cat amod 4 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 waddled nsubj 5 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 bowl case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 bowl nmod:poss 8 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 5 waddled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 waddled punct
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1 waddle past the fat old cat cat's bowl vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to bowl=Destination
Example 8 When it had said this the duck waddled off again.
advmod nsubj aux advcl obj det nsubj compound:prt advmod punct root When ADV it PRON had AUX said VERB this PRON the DET duck NOUN waddled VERB off ADP again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 said advmod 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 said nsubj 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 said aux 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 8 waddled advcl 5 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 said obj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 duck det 7 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 8 waddled nsubj 8 waddled waddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 off off ADP _ 8 waddled compound:prt 10 again again ADV _ 8 waddled advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 waddled punct
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1 say speech: assert past · perfect it this vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent this=Topic 2 waddle off past the duck again vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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