📖 mewWho acts: soft high crying sound, gull, row, mew, We, aunt · What happens: cry, make, turn, be, mew, hear · To what, where: sound, cry, small street, houses, sea gull, Torah · Speech: someone speaks here
«mew» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: mew in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound.
The tree, 14 words det amod punct amod amod nsubj det nsubj cc conj punct mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET soft ADJ , PUNCT high ADJ crying VERB sound NOUN a DET cat NOUN or CCONJ kitten NOUN makes VERB ; PUNCT to PART make VERB this DET sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sound det 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sound amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 soft punct 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sound amod 5 crying cry VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 sound amod 6 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 11 makes nsubj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cat det 8 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 11 makes nsubj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 kitten cc 10 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 8 cat conj 11 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 make punct 13 to to PART _ 14 make mark 14 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 makes xcomp 15 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 sound det 16 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 14 make obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 makes punct
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1 cry speech: express gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make present the soft high crying sound a cat or kitten nsubj tree rules 3 make to-infinitive the soft high crying sound not said here this sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
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.
Everyday, meaning 2 The cry of a gull or other bird, especially the mew gull (a kind of seagull).
The tree, 16 words det case det nmod cc amod conj punct advmod det compound conj punct det appos case nmod punct punct root The DET cry NOUN of ADP a DET gull NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ bird NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV the DET mew NOUN gull NOUN ( PUNCT a DET kind NOUN of ADP seagull NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cry det 2 cry cry NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 gull case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gull det 5 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing 2 cry nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 bird cc 7 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 5 gull conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 gull punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 13 gull advmod 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 gull det 12 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 13 gull compound 13 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing 2 cry conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 kind punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 kind det 16 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 13 gull appos 17 of of ADP _ 18 seagull case 18 seagull seagull NOUN Number=Sing 16 kind nmod 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 kind punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 cry punct
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2 cry a gull or other bird nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Everyday, meaning 3 Usage: mews, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A row of old stables in a city, now turned into houses, or a small street with such houses.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj case amod nmod case det nmod punct advmod case obl punct cc det amod obl case amod nmod punct root A DET row NOUN of ADP old ADJ stables NOUN in ADP a DET city NOUN , PUNCT now ADV turned VERB into ADP houses NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET small ADJ street NOUN with ADP such ADJ houses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 row det 2 row row NOUN Number=Sing 11 turned nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 stables case 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stables amod 5 stables stable NOUN Number=Plur 2 row nmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 city case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 city det 8 city city NOUN Number=Sing 5 stables nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 turned punct 10 now now ADV PronType=Dem 11 turned advmod 11 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 into into ADP _ 13 houses case 13 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 11 turned obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 street punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 street cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 street det 17 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 18 street amod 18 street street NOUN Number=Sing 11 turned obl 19 with with ADP _ 21 houses case 20 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 21 houses amod 21 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 18 street nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 11 turned punct
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1 turn participle a row of old stables in a city a small street with such houses houses now vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into house=Trajectory
Early Modern English, meaning 1 In the Torah, a mew is a sea-gull, a seabird; in the fairy tales it is a cat's soft high cry.
The tree, 23 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det compound punct punct det conj punct case det compound conj nsubj cop det nmod:poss case amod amod nmod punct root In ADP the DET Torah PROPN , PUNCT a DET mew NOUN is AUX a DET sea NOUN - PUNCT gull NOUN , PUNCT a DET seabird NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET fairy NOUN tales NOUN it PRON is AUX a DET cat NOUN 's PART soft ADJ high ADJ cry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Torah case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Torah det 3 Torah Torah PROPN Number=Sing 11 gull obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Torah punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mew det 6 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 11 gull nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 gull cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 gull det 9 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 11 gull compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 sea punct 11 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 seabird punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 seabird det 14 seabird seabird NOUN Number=Sing 11 gull conj 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 tales punct 16 in in ADP _ 19 tales case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 tales det 18 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 19 tales compound 19 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 11 gull conj 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 cry nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 cry cop 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 cat det 23 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 27 cry nmod:poss 24 's 's PART _ 23 cat case 25 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 27 cry amod 26 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 27 cry amod 27 cry cry NOUN Number=Sing 19 tales nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 11 gull punct
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1 is a present a mew a sea gull and a seabird and the fairy tales the Torah a seabird conj ; the fairy tales conj tree rules 2 is a present mew a cat's soft high cry a cat nmod:poss tree rules
Example 1 The kitten mewed for its mother.
det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET kitten NOUN mewed VERB for ADP its PRON mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kitten det 2 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 mewed mew VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 kitten acl 4 for for ADP _ 6 mother case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mother nmod:poss 6 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 3 mewed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 kitten punct
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1 mew participle the kitten not said here for kitten's mother vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 We heard a tiny mew from under the shed.
nsubj det amod obj case case det obl punct root We PRON heard VERB a DET tiny ADJ mew NOUN from ADP under ADP the DET shed 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mew det 4 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mew amod 5 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 6 from from ADP _ 9 shed case 7 under under ADP _ 9 shed case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shed det 9 shed shed NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We a tiny mew the shed vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent mew=Topic from shed=Source
Example 3 Gulls mewed over the harbour.
acl case det obl punct root Gulls NOUN mewed VERB over ADP the DET harbour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gulls gull NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 mewed mew VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Gulls acl 3 over over ADP _ 5 harbour case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 harbour det 5 harbour harbour NOUN Number=Sing 2 mewed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Gulls punct
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1 mew participle Gulls not said here the harbour vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 My aunt lives in a mews in London.
nmod:poss nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root My PRON aunt NOUN lives VERB in ADP a DET mews NOUN in ADP London PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 lives nsubj 3 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 mews case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mews det 6 mews mew NOUN Number=Plur 3 lives obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 London case 8 London London PROPN Number=Sing 6 mews nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lives punct
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1 live present My aunt a mews in London vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mew=Location
Example 5 The cat gave a sad little mew at the door.
det nsubj det amod amod obj case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN gave VERB a DET sad ADJ little ADJ mew NOUN at ADP the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mew det 5 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mew amod 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mew amod 7 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 8 at at ADP _ 10 door case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 door det 10 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the cat a sad little mew the door vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent mew=Theme at door=Asset
Example 6 A mew gull is smaller than a herring gull.
det compound nsubj cop case det compound obl punct root A DET mew NOUN gull NOUN is AUX smaller ADJ than ADP a DET herring NOUN gull NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gull det 2 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 3 gull compound 3 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing 5 smaller nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 smaller cop 5 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 6 than than ADP _ 9 gull case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 gull det 8 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 9 gull compound 9 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing 5 smaller obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 smaller punct
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1 is present a mew gull than a herring gull; small property tree rules
Example 7 And then it mewed more than ever.
cc advmod nsubj obj case obl punct root And CCONJ then ADV it PRON mewed VERB more ADJ than ADP ever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 mewed cc 2 then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 mewed advmod 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mewed nsubj 4 mewed mew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 mewed obj 6 than than ADP _ 7 ever case 7 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 more obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mewed punct
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1 mew past it more then vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent more=Theme
Example 8 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.16, JPS 1917)
The tree, 21 words cc det punct cc det compound punct conj punct cc det compound punct conj punct cc det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct punct compound conj punct appos flat punct root and CCONJ the DET ostrich NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET night NOUN - PUNCT hawk NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET sea NOUN - PUNCT mew NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET hawk NOUN after ADP its PRON kinds NOUN ; PUNCT ( PUNCT Torah PROPN LEV.11.16 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 and and CCONJ _ 3 ostrich cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ostrich det 3 ostrich ostrich NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 hawk punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 hawk cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hawk det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 9 hawk compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 night punct 9 hawk hawk NOUN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 mew punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 15 mew cc 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 mew det 13 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 15 mew compound 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 sea punct 15 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 26 LEV.11.16 punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 26 LEV.11.16 cc 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 hawk det 19 hawk hawk NOUN Number=Sing 26 LEV.11.16 nsubj 20 after after ADP _ 22 kinds case 21 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 kinds nmod:poss 22 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 19 hawk nmod 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 26 LEV.11.16 punct 24 ( ( PUNCT _ 26 LEV.11.16 punct 25 Torah Torah PROPN Number=Sing 26 LEV.11.16 compound 26 LEV.11.16 LEV.11.16 PROPN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 JPS punct 28 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 26 LEV.11.16 appos 29 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 28 JPS flat 30 ) ) PUNCT _ 28 JPS punct
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Example 9 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds;
From Torah LEV.11.16, JPS 1917.
The tree, 17 words cc det punct cc det compound punct conj punct cc det compound punct conj punct cc det conj case nmod:poss nmod punct root and CCONJ the DET ostrich NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET night NOUN - PUNCT hawk NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET sea NOUN - PUNCT mew NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET hawk NOUN after ADP its PRON kinds NOUN ; PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 and and CCONJ _ 3 ostrich cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ostrich det 3 ostrich ostrich NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 hawk punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 hawk cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hawk det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 9 hawk compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 night punct 9 hawk hawk NOUN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 mew punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 15 mew cc 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 mew det 13 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 15 mew compound 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 sea punct 15 mew mew NOUN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 hawk punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 hawk cc 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 hawk det 19 hawk hawk NOUN Number=Sing 3 ostrich conj 20 after after ADP _ 22 kinds case 21 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 kinds nmod:poss 22 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 19 hawk nmod 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 3 ostrich punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 10 And then it mewed more than ever.
From The Book of Dragons.
cc advmod nsubj obj case obl punct root And CCONJ then ADV it PRON mewed VERB more ADJ than ADP ever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 mewed cc 2 then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 mewed advmod 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mewed nsubj 4 mewed mew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 mewed obj 6 than than ADP _ 7 ever case 7 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 more obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mewed punct
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1 mew past it more then vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent more=Theme
Example 11 "Well, I should have mewed," said the kitchen-cat.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The tree, 9 words punct discourse punct nsubj aux aux ccomp punct punct det compound punct obj punct root " PUNCT Well INTJ , PUNCT I PRON should AUX have AUX mewed VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET kitchen NOUN - PUNCT cat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 7 mewed punct 2 Well well INTJ _ 7 mewed discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Well punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 mewed nsubj 5 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 mewed aux 6 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 mewed aux 7 mewed mew VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 said ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 mewed punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 7 mewed punct 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 cat det 12 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 14 cat compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 kitchen punct 14 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 10 said obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
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1 mew in a quote should · perfect the kitchen cat = cat vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert past the kitchen cat vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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