whiting Who acts: small sea fish, We, snail, whiting, fisherman, George · What happens: find, eat, be, use, fry, walk · To what, where: white flesh, seas, flesh, ground white chalk, whiting, seaside · Speech: someone speaks here
«whiting» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: whiting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small sea fish of the cod family, with white flesh, found in the seas around Europe; it is eaten as food.
The tree, 22 words det amod compound case det compound nmod punct case amod conj punct acl case det obl case nmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case obl punct root A DET small ADJ sea NOUN fish NOUN of ADP the DET cod NOUN family NOUN , PUNCT with ADP white ADJ flesh NOUN , PUNCT found VERB in ADP the DET seas NOUN around ADP Europe PROPN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX eaten VERB as ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 fish det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 fish amod 3 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 4 fish compound 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 family case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 family det 7 cod cod NOUN Number=Sing 8 family compound 8 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 fish nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 flesh punct 10 with with ADP _ 12 flesh case 11 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 12 flesh amod 12 flesh flesh NOUN Number=Sing 8 family conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 found punct 14 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 flesh acl 15 in in ADP _ 17 seas case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 seas det 17 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 14 found obl 18 around around ADP _ 19 Europe case 19 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 17 seas nmod 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 eaten punct 21 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 eaten nsubj:pass 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 eaten aux:pass 23 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fish acl 24 as as ADP _ 25 food case 25 food food NOUN Number=Sing 23 eaten obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 fish punct
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1 find participle white flesh not said here the seas around Europe vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 eat present · passive a small sea fish of the cod family and white flesh not said here flesh as food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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: also other fish called whiting in the USA and Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
a name for several kinds of small white-fleshed sea fish.
det case amod nmod case amod amod punct cop compound nmod punct root a DET name NOUN for ADP several ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP small ADJ white ADJ - PUNCT fleshed AUX sea NOUN fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 name det 2 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 kinds case 4 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 5 kinds amod 5 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 2 name nmod 6 of of ADP _ 12 fish case 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 fish amod 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 12 fish amod 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 white punct 10 fleshed flesh AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 fish cop 11 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 12 fish compound 12 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 5 kinds nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 name punct
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1 is past of small white sea fish tree rules
Meaning 3 Finely ground white chalk used for whitewash, paint and cleaning.
advmod compound amod acl case obl punct conj cc conj punct root Finely ADV ground NOUN white ADJ chalk NOUN used VERB for ADP whitewash NOUN , PUNCT paint NOUN and CCONJ cleaning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finely finely ADV _ 4 chalk advmod 2 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 4 chalk compound 3 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 chalk amod 4 chalk chalk NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 chalk acl 6 for for ADP _ 7 whitewash case 7 whitewash whitewash NOUN Number=Sing 5 used obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 paint punct 9 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 7 whitewash conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 cleaning cc 11 cleaning cleaning NOUN Number=Sing 7 whitewash conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 chalk punct
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1 use participle ground white chalk not said here for whitewash and paint and cleaning vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We had fried whiting and chips at the seaside.
nsubj aux obj cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON had AUX fried VERB whiting NOUN and CCONJ chips NOUN at ADP the DET seaside 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 3 fried nsubj 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fried aux 3 fried fry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 3 fried obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 chips cc 6 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 4 whiting conj 7 at at ADP _ 9 seaside case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 seaside det 9 seaside seaside NOUN Number=Sing 3 fried obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 fried punct
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1 fry past · perfect We whiting and chips the seaside vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent whiting=Patient
Example 2 «Will you walk a little faster?» said a whiting to a snail.
The tree, 12 words punct aux nsubj ccomp det obl advmod punct punct det nsubj case det obl punct root « PUNCT Will AUX you PRON walk VERB a DET little ADJ faster ADV ? PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB a DET whiting NOUN to ADP a DET snail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 walk punct 2 Will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 walk aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 walk nsubj 4 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 said ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 little det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 faster obl 7 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 4 walk advmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 walk punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 4 walk punct 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 whiting det 12 whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 10 said nsubj 13 to to ADP _ 15 snail case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 snail det 15 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 10 said obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
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1 walk in a quote future a snail = snail fast property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: ask past a whiting a snail vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to snail=Recipient clause=Topic
Example 3 The fisherman caught three whiting off the pier.
det nsubj obj advcl case det obl punct root The DET fisherman NOUN caught VERB three NUM whiting VERB off ADP the DET pier NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fisherman det 2 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught nsubj 3 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 caught obj 5 whiting white VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 caught advcl 6 off off ADP _ 8 pier case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pier det 8 pier pier NOUN Number=Sing 5 whiting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch past the fisherman three vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent three=Theme 2 white gerund the fisherman not said here off the pier tree rules
Example 4 In Wonderland, the whiting does the boots and shoes under the sea.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj cc conj case det obl punct root In ADP Wonderland PROPN , PUNCT the DET whiting NOUN does VERB the DET boots NOUN and CCONJ shoes NOUN under ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Wonderland case 2 Wonderland Wonderland PROPN Number=Sing 6 does obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Wonderland punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 whiting det 5 whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 6 does nsubj 6 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 boots det 8 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 6 does obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 shoes cc 10 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 8 boots conj 11 under under ADP _ 13 sea case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 sea det 13 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 6 does obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 does punct
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1 do present the whiting the boots and shoes Wonderland under the sea vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boot=Eventuality
Example 5 King George whiting is a favourite fish in South Australia.
nmod:desc nsubj flat cop det amod case compound nmod punct root King PROPN George PROPN whiting NOUN is AUX a DET favourite ADJ fish NOUN in ADP South PROPN Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 King King PROPN Number=Sing 2 George nmod:desc 2 George George PROPN Number=Sing 7 fish nsubj 3 whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 2 George flat 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fish det 6 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fish amod 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 Australia case 9 South South PROPN Number=Sing 10 Australia compound 10 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 7 fish nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 fish punct
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1 is a present George King a favourite fish South Australia tree rules
Example 6 Old cottages were painted with whiting mixed with water.
amod nsubj aux:pass case obl acl case obl punct root Old ADJ cottages NOUN were AUX painted VERB with ADP whiting NOUN mixed VERB with ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cottages amod 2 cottages cottage NOUN Number=Plur 4 painted nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 painted aux:pass 4 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 whiting case 6 whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 4 painted obl 7 mixed mix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 whiting acl 8 with with ADP _ 9 water case 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 mixed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 painted punct
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1 paint past · passive Old cottages with whiting vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with whiting=Theme 2 mix participle whiting not said here with water vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with water=Co-Patient
Example 7 "Those are scaly animals" said a little slimy Whiting.
punct det cop amod nsubj punct det amod amod nsubj punct root " PUNCT Those DET are AUX scaly ADJ animals NOUN " PUNCT said VERB a DET little ADJ slimy ADJ Whiting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 7 said punct 2 Those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 animals det 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animals cop 4 scaly scaly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 animals amod 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 7 said nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 animals punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 Whiting det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Whiting amod 10 slimy slimy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Whiting amod 11 Whiting whiting NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 is a in a quote present that scaly animals tree rules 2 say speech: assert past that scaly animals vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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