Input: Identify the most salient words:

sunrise over sea seen from a boat

Output: boat
sea
sunrise

Input: Identify the most salient words:

map created showing us state as an island .

Output: create
map
state

Input: Identify the most salient words:

One steward pulls out a small handgun and points it at the crowd now contained behind the closed gate.

Output: contain
crowd
gate
pull
steward

Input: Identify the most salient words:

He meets his humble gaze then takes a deep breath and nods.

Output:
breath
meet
take