uncouth

Who acts: uncouth birds, birds, whatever, sound · What happens: unpolish, be, answer, have, talk, come · To what, where: manner, uncouth birds, Parrot, education, head, changes · Speech: someone speaks here

«uncouth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: uncouth in the Early Modern English dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unfamiliar, strange, or rough and unpolished in manner or sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unfamiliar	Unfamiliar	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 strange	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 strange	punct
3	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 rough	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 rough	cc
6	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 strange	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 unpolished	cc
8	unpolished	unpolish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 rough	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 manner	case
10	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 unpolished	obl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 sound	cc
12	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 manner	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 strange	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unpolish	participle				manner or sound			tree rules

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

“Oh! those were uncouth birds,” answered the Parrot. “They had no education, and talked of whatever came into their head.

From Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Sentence 1: “Oh! those were uncouth birds,” answered the Parrot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	7 birds	punct
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	7 birds	discourse
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Oh	punct
4	those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	7 birds	det
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 birds	cop
6	uncouth	uncouth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 birds	amod
7	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 answered	nsubj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 birds	punct
9	”	"	PUNCT	_	7 birds	punct
10	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Parrot	det
12	Parrot	parrot	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 answered	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	past		that uncouth birds					tree rules
2	answer speech: express	past	that uncouth birds		the Parrot				vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent parrot=Eventuality

Sentence 2: “They had no education, and talked of whatever came into their head.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct
2	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 education	det
5	education	education	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 talked	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 talked	cc
8	talked	talk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 had	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 whatever	case
10	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 came	nsubj
11	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 talked	ccomp
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 head	case
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 head	nmod:poss
14	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 came	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	have in a quote	past	birds = bird	no education		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent education=Patient
2	talk in a quote	past	birds = bird not said here			tree rules
3	come in a quote	past	whatever		birds's head	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into head=Initial_Location

Example 2

While watching these changes, the maiden was startled by the sound of an uncouth voice, which seemed to issue from below the self-bored stone, close beside her.

From More English Fairy Tales.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	While	while	SCONJ	_	2 watching	mark
2	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 startled	advcl
3	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	4 changes	det
4	changes	change	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watching	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 watching	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 maiden	det
7	maiden	maiden	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 startled	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 startled	aux:pass
9	startled	startle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 sound	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sound	det
12	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 startled	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 voice	case
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 voice	det
15	uncouth	uncouth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 voice	amod
16	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sound	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 seemed	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 seemed	nsubj
19	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 sound	acl:relcl
20	to	to	PART	_	21 issue	mark
21	issue	issue	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 seemed	xcomp
22	from	from	ADP	_	28 stone	case
23	below	below	ADP	_	28 stone	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 stone	det
25	self	self	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 bored	compound
26	-	-	PUNCT	_	25 self	punct
27	bored	bored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 stone	amod
28	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 issue	nmod
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 close	punct
30	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 stone	amod
31	beside	beside	ADP	_	32 her	case
32	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 close	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 startled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	watch	gerund	the sound of a uncouth voice not said here	this changes	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Theme
2	startle	past · passive	the sound of a uncouth voice	the maiden	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
3	seem	past	the sound of a uncouth voice	issue from the bored stone	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Midas, king of Phrygia, alone demurred at this decision, having the bad taste to prefer the uncouth tones of the Pan's pipe to the refined melodies of Apollo's lyre.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Midas	Midas	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 king	compound
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Midas	punct
3	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Phrygia	case
5	Phrygia	Phrygia	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 king	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 demurred	punct
7	alone	alone	ADV	_	8 demurred	advmod
8	demurred	demur	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 king	acl:relcl
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 decision	case
10	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 decision	det
11	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 demurred	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 having	punct
13	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 demurred	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 taste	det
15	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 taste	amod
16	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 having	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 prefer	mark
18	prefer	prefer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 having	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 tones	det
20	uncouth	uncouth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 tones	amod
21	tones	tone	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 prefer	obj
22	of	of	ADP	_	26 pipe	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Pan	det
24	Pan	Pan	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 pipe	nmod:poss
25	's	's	PART	_	24 Pan	case
26	pipe	pipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 tones	nmod
27	to	to	ADP	_	30 melodies	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 melodies	det
29	refined	refine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	30 melodies	amod
30	melodies	melody	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 pipe	nmod
31	of	of	ADP	_	34 lyre	case
32	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	Number=Sing	34 lyre	nmod:poss
33	's	's	PART	_	32 Apollo	case
34	lyre	lyre	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 melodies	nmod
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 king	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	demur	participle	Midas king of Phrygia not said here	this decision	alone property	tree rules
2	have	gerund	the bad taste			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient
3	prefer	to-infinitive	the uncouth tones of the Pan's pipe to the refined melodies of Apollo's lyre			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tone=Stimulus
4	refine	participle				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
5	intonate		the Pan's pipe to the refined melodies of Apollo's lyre			nom tone «communication transitive»: of=patient

Text: the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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