weed Who acts: weed, wild plant, We, Dandelions, Grandma, you · What happens: be, grow, not want, pull, weed, weed out · To what, where: wild plant, weed, garden, slang word, thin weak person, weeds · Speech: someone speaks here
«weed» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: weed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A weed is a wild plant growing where it is not wanted.
det nsubj cop det amod acl advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advcl punct root A DET weed NOUN is AUX a DET wild ADJ plant NOUN growing VERB where ADV it PRON is AUX not PART wanted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 weed det 2 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plant det 5 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant amod 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 plant acl 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 wanted advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 wanted nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 wanted aux:pass 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 wanted advmod 12 wanted want VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 growing advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 plant punct
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1 is a present a weed a wild plant tree rules 2 grow gerund a wild plant not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not want present · passive weed vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=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 To weed is to pull weeds out of a garden.
mark advcl cop mark obj case case det obl punct root To PART weed NOUN is AUX to PART pull VERB weeds NOUN out ADP of ADP a DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 weed mark 2 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 5 pull advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 pull cop 4 to to PART _ 5 pull mark 5 pull pull VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur 5 pull obj 7 out out ADP _ 10 garden case 8 of of ADP _ 10 garden case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 garden det 10 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 pull obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 pull punct
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1 is present a garden pull property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Weed is a slang word for cannabis, an illegal drug.
nsubj cop det compound case nmod punct det amod appos punct root Weed NOUN is AUX a DET slang NOUN word NOUN for ADP cannabis NOUN , PUNCT an DET illegal ADJ drug NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 5 word compound 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 cannabis case 7 cannabis cannabis NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 drug punct 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 drug det 10 illegal illegal ADJ Degree=Pos 11 drug amod 11 drug drug NOUN Number=Sing 5 word appos 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Weed a slang word for cannabis tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A weed is a thin, weak person.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET weed NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ , PUNCT weak ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 weed det 2 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 8 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 thin punct 7 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 person punct
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1 is a present a weed a thin weak person tree rules
Example 1 We pulled weeds from the vegetable patch.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON pulled VERB weeds NOUN from ADP the DET vegetable NOUN patch 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 pulled nsubj 2 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur 2 pulled obj 4 from from ADP _ 7 patch case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 patch det 6 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing 7 patch compound 7 patch patch NOUN Number=Sing 2 pulled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 pulled punct
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1 pull past We weeds the vegetable patch vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent weed=Theme from patch=Initial_Location
Example 2 Dandelions are common weeds.
nsubj cop amod punct root Dandelions NOUN are AUX common ADJ weeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dandelions dandelion NOUN Number=Plur 4 weeds nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 weeds cop 3 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 4 weeds amod 4 weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 weeds punct
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1 is a present Dandelions common weeds tree rules
Example 3 Grandma weeds the garden every Sunday.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Grandma NOUN weeds VERB the DET garden NOUN every DET Sunday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 weeds nsubj 2 weeds weed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 garden det 4 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 weeds obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 Sunday det 6 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 2 weeds obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 weeds punct
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1 weed present Grandma the garden sunday vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Source
Example 4 Weed out the bad apples.
compound:prt det amod obj punct root Weed VERB out ADP the DET bad ADJ apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weed weed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 out out ADP _ 1 Weed compound:prt 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 apples det 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 apples amod 5 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 1 Weed obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Weed punct
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1 weed out imperative you not said here the bad apples vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Source
Example 5 Weed is an illegal drug (slang).
nsubj cop det amod punct appos punct punct root Weed NOUN is AUX an DET illegal ADJ drug NOUN ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 5 drug nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 drug cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drug det 4 illegal illegal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 drug amod 5 drug drug NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 slang punct 7 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 5 drug appos 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 slang punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 drug punct
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1 is a present Weed a illegal drug tree rules
Example 6 He's a bit of a weed (UK, informal).
nsubj cop det case det nmod punct appos punct conj punct punct root He PRON 's AUX a DET bit NOUN of ADP a DET weed NOUN ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 bit nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bit cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bit det 4 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 weed case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 weed det 7 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 4 bit nmod 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 UK punct 9 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 7 weed appos 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 informal punct 11 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 UK conj 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 UK punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 bit punct
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1 is a present He a bit of a weed tree rules
Example 7 So saying, she quickly collected a bundle of sea-weed, and, blowing it three times, she said:
The tree, 17 words advmod advcl punct nsubj advmod ccomp det obj case compound punct nmod punct cc punct advcl obj nummod obl:unmarked punct nsubj punct root So ADV saying VERB , PUNCT she PRON quickly ADV collected VERB a DET bundle NOUN of ADP sea NOUN - PUNCT weed NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ , PUNCT blowing VERB it PRON three NUM times NOUN , PUNCT she PRON said VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 2 saying advmod 2 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 collected advcl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 saying punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 collected nsubj 5 quickly quickly ADV _ 6 collected advmod 6 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 said ccomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bundle det 8 bundle bundle NOUN Number=Sing 6 collected obj 9 of of ADP _ 12 weed case 10 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 12 weed compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 sea punct 12 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing 8 bundle nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 blowing punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 blowing cc 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 blowing punct 16 blowing blow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 collected advcl 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 blowing obj 18 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 times nummod 19 times time NOUN Number=Plur 16 blowing obl:unmarked 20 , , PUNCT _ 6 collected punct 21 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 said nsubj 22 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 23 : : PUNCT _ 22 said punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund she not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 collect past she a bundle of sea weed quickly property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme 3 blow gerund she not said here bundle time vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=Patient 4 say speech: assert past she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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