abracadabra Who acts: Abracadabra, magicians, trick, magic, words, coin · What happens: be, say, do, make, happen, mean · To what, where: magic word, trick, magic, words, sense, wand · Speech: someone speaks here
«abracadabra» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: abracadabra in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Abracadabra is a magic word said by magicians when they do a trick, as if it makes the magic happen.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det compound acl case obl advmod nsubj ccomp det obj punct mark fixed nsubj conj det obj xcomp punct root Abracadabra PROPN is AUX a DET magic NOUN word NOUN said VERB by ADP magicians NOUN when ADV they PRON do VERB a DET trick NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ it PRON makes VERB the DET magic NOUN happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Abracadabra Abracadabra PROPN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 5 word compound 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 word acl 7 by by ADP _ 8 magicians case 8 magicians magician NOUN Number=Plur 6 said obl 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 do advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 do nsubj 11 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 said ccomp 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 trick det 13 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 11 do obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 makes punct 15 as as SCONJ _ 18 makes mark 16 if if SCONJ _ 15 as fixed 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 makes nsubj 18 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 do conj 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 magic det 20 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 18 makes obj 21 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 makes xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Abracadabra a magic word tree rules 2 say speech: assert participle a magic word not said here by magicians vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 do present magicians = magician a trick vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality 4 make present trick the magic tree rules 5 happen infinitive the magic not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Abracadabra also means words that sound clever or mysterious but make no sense.
nsubj advmod obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp cc conj cc conj det obj punct root Abracadabra PROPN also ADV means VERB words NOUN that PRON sound VERB clever ADJ or CCONJ mysterious ADJ but CCONJ make VERB no DET sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Abracadabra Abracadabra PROPN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 means obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 sound nsubj 6 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 words acl:relcl 7 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sound xcomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 mysterious cc 9 mysterious mysterious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clever conj 10 but but CCONJ _ 11 make cc 11 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sound conj 12 no no DET PronType=Neg 13 sense det 13 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 11 make obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Abracadabra words vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic 2 sound present words clever property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 make present words not said here no sense vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product
Example 1 «Abracadabra!» said the magician, and the coin vanished.
punct nsubj punct punct det nsubj punct cc det nsubj conj punct root « PUNCT Abracadabra PROPN ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET magician NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET coin NOUN vanished VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Abracadabra punct 2 Abracadabra Abracadabra PROPN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Abracadabra punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Abracadabra punct 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 magician det 7 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 vanished punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 vanished cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 coin det 11 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 12 vanished nsubj 12 vanished vanish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 said conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Abracadabra vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 vanish past the coin vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 My little sister waved her wand and shouted «Abracadabra!»
nmod:poss amod nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct obj punct punct root My PRON little ADJ sister NOUN waved VERB her PRON wand NOUN and CCONJ shouted VERB « PUNCT Abracadabra PROPN ! PUNCT » 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 waved nsubj 4 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 wand nmod:poss 6 wand wand NOUN Number=Sing 4 waved obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 shouted cc 8 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 waved conj 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 Abracadabra punct 10 Abracadabra Abracadabra PROPN Number=Sing 8 shouted obj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 10 Abracadabra punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 4 waved punct
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1 wave past My little sister sister's wand vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wand=Patient 2 shout speech: express past My little sister not said here Abracadabra vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abracadabra=Topic
Example 3 At the party the magician pulled a rabbit from his hat after saying abracadabra.
The tree, 14 words case det obl det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj punct root At ADP the DET party NOUN the DET magician NOUN pulled VERB a DET rabbit NOUN from ADP his PRON hat NOUN after SCONJ saying VERB abracadabra NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 party case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 party det 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 magician det 5 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled nsubj 6 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 rabbit det 8 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled obj 9 from from ADP _ 11 hat case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hat nmod:poss 11 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled obl 12 after after SCONJ _ 13 saying mark 13 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 pulled advcl 14 abracadabra abracadabra NOUN Number=Sing 13 saying obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 pulled punct
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1 pull past the magician a rabbit the party from magician's hat vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent rabbit=Theme at party=Asset from hat=Source 2 say speech: assert gerund the magician not said here abracadabra vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent abracadabra=Topic
Example 4 Long ago, people wrote abracadabra on charms to keep sickness away.
advmod advmod punct nsubj obj case obl mark advcl obj advmod punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT people NOUN wrote VERB abracadabra NOUN on ADP charms NOUN to PART keep VERB sickness NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 5 wrote advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 wrote nsubj 5 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 abracadabra abracadabra NOUN Number=Sing 5 wrote obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 charms case 8 charms charm NOUN Number=Plur 5 wrote obl 9 to to PART _ 10 keep mark 10 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 wrote advcl 11 sickness sickness NOUN Number=Sing 10 keep obj 12 away away ADV _ 10 keep advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 wrote punct
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1 write past people abracadabra charms ago property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent abracadabra=Theme on charm=Destination 2 keep away to-infinitive people not said here sickness away property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sickness=Theme
Example 5 The instructions were pure abracadabra to Grandad.
det nsubj cop amod case nmod punct root The DET instructions NOUN were AUX pure ADJ abracadabra NOUN to ADP Grandad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 instructions det 2 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 5 abracadabra nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 abracadabra cop 4 pure pure ADJ Degree=Pos 5 abracadabra amod 5 abracadabra abracadabra NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 Grandad case 7 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 5 abracadabra nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 abracadabra punct
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1 is a past the instructions pure abracadabra Grandad tree rules
Example 6 Saying abracadabra didn't make my homework disappear!
csubj obj aux advmod nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root Saying VERB abracadabra NOUN did AUX n't PART make VERB my PRON homework NOUN disappear VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 make csubj 2 abracadabra abracadabra NOUN Number=Sing 1 Saying obj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 make advmod 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 homework nmod:poss 7 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 8 disappear disappear VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert gerund abracadabra vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent abracadabra=Topic 2 not make past · do-support Saying my homework tree rules 3 not disappear infinitive my homework not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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