cocking

Who acts: tail, fresh rat, he, peculiar little hop, his · What happens: lift, hold up, turn, look, seem, be · To what, where: something, one eye, more rats, tail, whiskers, return · Speech: someone speaks here

«cocking» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: cocking in the Early Modern English dictionary.

Meaning 1

Lifting or holding something up, such as a tail, or turning one eye to look sideways at someone.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lifting	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 tail	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 holding	cc
3	holding	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Lifting	conj
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 holding	obj
5	up	up	ADP	_	3 holding	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 tail	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 tail	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 tail	det
10	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 turning	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 turning	cc
13	turning	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 tail	acl
14	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 eye	nummod
15	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turning	obj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 look	mark
17	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 turning	advcl
18	sideways	sideways	ADV	_	17 look	advmod
19	at	at	ADP	_	20 someone	case
20	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 look	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 tail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lift	gerund				vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	hold up	gerund		something		vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Theme
3	turn	gerund	a tail not said here	one eye		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme
4	look	to-infinitive	a tail not said here		at someone; sideways property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at someone=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.

Example 1

But do what they might, cats or poison, terrier or traps, there seemed to be more rats than ever, and every day a fresh rat was cocking his tail or pricking his whiskers.

From More English Fairy Tales.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	3 what	cc
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 what	aux
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
4	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 might	nsubj
5	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 what	acl:relcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cats	punct
7	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 what	appos
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 poison	cc
9	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cats	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 terrier	punct
11	terrier	terrier	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cats	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 traps	cc
13	traps	trap	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 terrier	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 seemed	punct
15	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	16 seemed	expl
16	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 what	acl:relcl
17	to	to	PART	_	20 rats	mark
18	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 rats	cop
19	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	20 rats	amod
20	rats	rat	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 seemed	xcomp
21	than	than	ADP	_	22 ever	case
22	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	20 rats	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 cocking	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 cocking	cc
25	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	26 day	det
26	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 cocking	obl:unmarked
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 rat	det
28	fresh	fresh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 rat	amod
29	rat	rat	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 cocking	nsubj
30	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	31 cocking	aux
31	cocking	cock	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 seemed	xcomp
32	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	33 tail	nmod:poss
33	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 cocking	obj
34	or	or	CCONJ	_	35 pricking	cc
35	pricking	prick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	31 cocking	conj
36	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	37 whiskers	nmod:poss
37	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	Number=Plur	35 pricking	obj
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 what	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	seem	past			there		vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
2	is a	to-infinitive		more rats			tree rules
3	cock	past · progressive	a fresh rat	his tail		day	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
4	prick	gerund	a fresh rat not said here	his whiskers			vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whisker=Patient

Example 2

On his return he strutted up to his mother with the peculiar little hop and kick which was his way of walking, and cocking his one eye at her in a very bold way he said:

From The Green Fairy Book.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 return	case
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 return	nmod:poss
3	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strutted	obl
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 strutted	nsubj
5	strutted	strut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 strutted	compound:prt
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 mother	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 mother	nmod:poss
9	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strutted	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	14 hop	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hop	det
12	peculiar	peculiar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hop	amod
13	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hop	amod
14	hop	hop	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mother	nmod
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 kick	cc
16	kick	kick	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hop	conj
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 way	nsubj
18	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 way	cop
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 way	nmod:poss
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hop	parataxis
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 walking	case
22	walking	walking	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 way	nmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 cocking	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 cocking	cc
25	cocking	cock	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 strutted	advcl
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 eye	nmod:poss
27	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	28 eye	nummod
28	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 cocking	obj
29	at	at	ADP	_	30 her	case
30	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 cocking	obl
31	in	in	ADP	_	35 way	case
32	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	35 way	det
33	very	very	ADV	_	34 bold	advmod
34	bold	bold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 way	amod
35	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 cocking	obl
36	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	37 said	nsubj
37	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	35 way	acl:relcl
38	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 strutted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	strut up	past	he		his return	to his mother with the peculiar little hop and kick	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on return=Trajectory
2	is a	past	the peculiar little hop and kick	his way		of walking	tree rules
3	cock	gerund	he not said here	his one eye		at her = she; in a bold way	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Patient in way=Topic
4	say speech: assert	past	he	a bold way not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent way=Topic
5	return		his = he				nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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