watcher Who acts: watcher, person, It, bird watchers, ship, Star watchers · What happens: be, watch, join, wait, see, arrive · To what, where: person, something, word, ship, meteor shower, careful watcher
«watcher» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: watcher in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A watcher is a person who watches something or someone, often carefully or for a long time.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj punct advmod advmod cc case det amod conj punct root A DET watcher NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON watches VERB something PRON or CCONJ someone PRON , PUNCT often ADV carefully ADV or CCONJ for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watcher det 2 watcher watcher 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 watches nsubj 7 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 watches obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 someone cc 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 something conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 carefully punct 12 often often ADV _ 13 carefully advmod 13 carefully carefully ADV _ 7 watches advmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 18 time cc 15 for for ADP _ 18 time case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 time det 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 time amod 18 time time NOUN Number=Sing 13 carefully conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a watcher a person tree rules 2 watch present a person something carefully property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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 It often joins another word: a bird-watcher, a star-watcher, a weight-watcher.
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod det obj punct det compound punct appos punct det compound punct conj punct det compound punct conj punct root It PRON often ADV joins VERB another DET word NOUN : PUNCT a DET bird NOUN - PUNCT watcher NOUN , PUNCT a DET star NOUN - PUNCT watcher NOUN , PUNCT a DET weight NOUN - PUNCT watcher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 joins nsubj 2 often often ADV _ 3 joins advmod 3 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 another another DET PronType=Ind 5 word det 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 joins obj 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 watcher punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 watcher det 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 10 watcher compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 bird punct 10 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing 5 word appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 watcher punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 watcher det 13 star star NOUN Number=Sing 15 watcher compound 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 star punct 15 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing 10 watcher conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 watcher punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 watcher det 18 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 20 watcher compound 19 - - PUNCT _ 18 weight punct 20 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing 10 watcher conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 joins punct
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1 join present It another word often property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Example 1 The bird-watchers waited quietly with their binoculars.
det compound punct nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET bird NOUN - PUNCT watchers NOUN waited VERB quietly ADV with ADP their PRON binoculars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 watchers det 2 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 4 watchers compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 bird punct 4 watchers watcher NOUN Number=Plur 5 waited nsubj 5 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 quietly quietly ADV _ 5 waited advmod 7 with with ADP _ 9 binoculars case 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 binoculars nmod:poss 9 binoculars binocular NOUN Number=Plur 5 waited obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 waited punct
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1 wait past the bird watchers with watchers's binoculars; quietly property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A watcher on the hill saw the ship arrive.
det nsubj case det nmod det obj acl punct root A DET watcher NOUN on ADP the DET hill NOUN saw VERB the DET ship NOUN arrive VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watcher det 2 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 hill case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hill det 5 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 2 watcher nmod 6 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ship det 8 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obj 9 arrive arrive VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 ship acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 saw punct
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1 see past a watcher on the hill the ship vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ship=Stimulus 2 arrive infinitive the ship not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Star-watchers gathered to see the meteor shower.
compound punct nsubj mark xcomp det compound obj punct root Star PROPN - PUNCT watchers NOUN gathered VERB to PART see VERB the DET meteor NOUN shower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Star Star PROPN Number=Sing 3 watchers compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Star punct 3 watchers watcher NOUN Number=Plur 4 gathered nsubj 4 gathered gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 see mark 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 gathered xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shower det 8 meteor meteor NOUN Number=Sing 9 shower compound 9 shower shower NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 gathered punct
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1 gather past Star watchers vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 see to-infinitive Star watchers not said here the meteor shower vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shower=Stimulus
Example 4 She was a careful watcher of the weather.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root She PRON was AUX a DET careful ADJ watcher NOUN of ADP the DET weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 watcher nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 watcher cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 watcher det 4 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 watcher amod 5 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 weather case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 weather det 8 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 5 watcher nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 watcher punct
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1 is a past She a careful watcher of the weather tree rules
Example 5 In the story, an unseen watcher followed the children.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj det obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT an DET unseen ADJ watcher NOUN followed VERB the DET children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 followed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 watcher det 6 unseen unseen ADJ Degree=Pos 7 watcher amod 7 watcher watcher NOUN Number=Sing 8 followed nsubj 8 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 children det 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 8 followed obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 followed punct
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1 follow past a unseen watcher the children the story vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent child=Theme in story=Trajectory
Example 6 Whale-watchers cheered when a whale jumped.
compound punct nsubj advmod det nsubj advcl punct root Whale NOUN - PUNCT watchers NOUN cheered VERB when ADV a DET whale NOUN jumped VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 3 watchers compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Whale punct 3 watchers watcher NOUN Number=Plur 4 cheered nsubj 4 cheered cheer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 jumped advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 whale det 7 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 8 jumped nsubj 8 jumped jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 cheered advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cheered punct
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1 cheer past Whale watchers vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 jump past a whale vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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