scrabble

Who acts: he, players, Mole, dog, She, kitten · What happens: scratch, grope, look, try, hold on, scrabble · To what, where: pocket, something, words, board game, way, door

«scrabble» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: scrabble in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To scratch or grope about quickly with your hands or claws, looking for something or trying to hold on: he scrabbled in his pocket for a coin.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 scratch	mark
2	scratch	scratch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 grope	cc
4	grope	grope	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 scratch	conj
5	about	about	ADV	_	6 quickly	advmod
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 grope	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 hands	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 hands	nmod:poss
9	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 grope	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 claws	cc
11	claws	claw	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hands	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 looking	punct
13	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 grope	advcl
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 something	case
15	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 looking	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 trying	cc
17	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 looking	conj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 hold	mark
19	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 trying	xcomp
20	on	on	ADP	_	19 hold	compound:prt
21	:	:	PUNCT	_	23 scrabbled	punct
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 scrabbled	nsubj
23	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 scratch	conj
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 pocket	case
25	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 pocket	nmod:poss
26	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 scrabbled	obl
27	for	for	ADP	_	29 coin	case
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 coin	det
29	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 scrabbled	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scratch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	scratch	to-infinitive				vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	grope	infinitive			with your hands or claws; quickly property	vn touch-20 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with hand=Instrument
3	look	gerund			for something	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for something=Theme
4	try	gerund				vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	hold on not said to happen	to-infinitive				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	scrabble	past	he	his pocket	for a coin	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pocket=Location for coin=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.

Everyday, meaning 2

To struggle or hurry to get something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 struggle	mark
2	struggle	struggle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 hurry	cc
4	hurry	hurry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 struggle	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hurry	advcl
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 get	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 struggle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	struggle	to-infinitive		vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hurry	infinitive		vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	get	to-infinitive	something	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: Scrabble, a name — kept apart, not parsed.

a board game in which players make words with letter tiles and score points.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 game	det
2	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 game	compound
3	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 make	obl
6	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	nsubj
7	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 game	acl:relcl
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 tiles	case
10	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tiles	compound
11	tiles	tile	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 words	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 points	cc
13	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 points	compound
14	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 tiles	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 game	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	players	words		a board game		with letter tiles and score points	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset word=Product

Example 1

Mole scrabbled and scraped his way up to the sunlight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 scrabbled	nsubj
2	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 scraped	cc
4	scraped	scrape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 scrabbled	conj
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 way	nmod:poss
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 scraped	obj
7	up	up	ADV	_	4 scraped	advmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 sunlight	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 sunlight	det
10	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 scraped	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scrabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrabble	past	Mole						vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
2	scrape up	past	Mole not said here	Mole's way				to the sunlight result	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent way=Patient to sunlight=Result

Example 2

The dog scrabbled at the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scrabbled	nsubj
3	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 door	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scrabbled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 scrabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrabble	past	the dog			the door			vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent at door=Location

Example 3

She scrabbled in her bag for her keys.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 scrabbled	nsubj
2	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 bag	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 bag	nmod:poss
5	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scrabbled	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 keys	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 keys	nmod:poss
8	keys	key	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 scrabbled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scrabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrabble	past	She			her bag		for her keys	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bag=Location for key=Theme

Example 4

The kitten scrabbled up the curtain.

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	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 kitten	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 scrabbled	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 curtain	det
6	curtain	curtain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scrabbled	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kitten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrabble up	participle	the kitten not said here	the curtain					tree rules

Example 5

We played Scrabble after dinner.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
4	after	after	ADP	_	5 dinner	case
5	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	Scrabble			after dinner		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scrabble=Theme

Example 6

«Quiz» on a triple word score earned lots of points in Scrabble.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Quiz	punct
2	Quiz	quiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 earned	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Quiz	punct
4	on	on	ADP	_	8 score	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 score	det
6	triple	triple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 score	amod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 score	compound
8	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Quiz	nmod
9	earned	earn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 earned	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 points	case
12	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 lots	nmod
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 Scrabble	case
14	Scrabble	Scrabble	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 points	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 earned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	earn	past	Quiz on a triple word score	lots of points in Scrabble					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme

Example 7

He scrabbled for a handhold on the rocks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 scrabbled	nsubj
2	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 handhold	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 handhold	det
5	handhold	handhold	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scrabbled	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 rocks	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rocks	det
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 scrabbled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scrabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scrabble	past	He			the rocks		for a handhold	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for handhold=Theme on rock=Location

Example 8

And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. (Prophets 1SA.21.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 changed	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 demeanour	nmod:poss
5	demeanour	demeanour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obj
6	before	before	ADP	_	7 them	case
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 changed	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 feigned	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 feigned	cc
10	feigned	feign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	conj
11	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	10 feigned	obj
12	mad	mad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 feigned	xcomp
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 hands	case
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 hands	nmod:poss
15	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 mad	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 scrabbled	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 scrabbled	cc
18	scrabbled	scrabble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 changed	parataxis
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 doors	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 doors	det
21	doors	door	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 scrabbled	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 gate	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 gate	det
24	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 doors	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 let	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 let	cc
27	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 scrabbled	conj
28	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 spittle	nmod:poss
29	spittle	spittle	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 fall	nsubj
30	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 let	xcomp
31	down	down	ADV	_	30 fall	advmod
32	upon	upon	ADP	_	34 beard	case
33	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 beard	nmod:poss
34	beard	beard	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 fall	obl
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	he	his demeanour		before them = they		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demeanour=Patient
2	feign	past	he not said here	himself = he			mad property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient
3	scrabble	participle			the doors of the gate			vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on door=Location
4	let	infinitive						tree rules
5	fall down	present	his spittle		spittle's beard		down property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon beard=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.21.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.21.14	1SA.21.14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.21.14	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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📖 scrabble

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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